* change apps/v1beta2 StatefulSet observedGeneration (optional field) from a pointer to an int for consistency ([#49607](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49607), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

### Other notable changes

* Fixed a regression where the kubelet would fail to update the ready status of pods. ([#86195](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86195), [@tedyu](https://github.com/tedyu))
* Fix nil pointer dereference in azure cloud provider ([#85975](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85975), [@ldx](https://github.com/ldx))

## Changelog since v1.33.9

## Changes by Kind

### Bug or Regression

- Fix bug in ValidatingAdmissionPolicy where a object schema with additionalProperties:true would crash the kube-controller-manager with a nil pointer exception. ([#136958](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/136958), [@lalitc375](https://github.com/lalitc375)) [SIG API Machinery]

to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.

    <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
    Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>

- Fix removing pods from podTopologyHints mapping ([#101896](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101896), [@aheng-ch](https://github.com/aheng-ch)) [SIG Node]
- Fix: avoid nil-pointer panic when checking the frontend IP configuration ([#101739](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101739), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

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