- Added a new CLI flag `--emulation-forward-compatible`
  Added a new CLI `--runtime-config-emulation-forward-compatible` ([#130354](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/130354), [@siyuanfoundation](https://github.com/siyuanfoundation)) [SIG API Machinery, Etcd and Testing]

  * The Docker-CRI implementation is enabled by default.
  * It is not compatible with containers created by older Kubelets. It is
    recommended to drain your node before upgrade. If you choose to perform
    an in-place upgrade, the Kubelet will automatically restart all
    Kubernetes-managed containers on the node.
  * It is not compatible with CNI plugins that do not conform to the

  PodSubnet validates against the corresponding cluster "--node-cidr-mask-size" of the kube-controller-manager, it fail if the values are not compatible.
  kubeadm no longer sets the node-mask automatically on IPv6 deployments, you must check that your IPv6 service subnet mask is compatible with the default node mask /64 or set it accordingly.

* Bump ip-masq-agent to v2.1.1 ([#67916](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67916), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))
    * Update debian-iptables image for CVEs.
    * Change chain name to IP-MASQ to be compatible with the pre-injected masquerade rules.

     * in which {@code Cursor} is {@code Closeable}. To support older versions, pass a wrapper
     * {@code Closeable} with a method reference like {@code cursor::close}.
     *
     * <p>Note that this method is still binary-compatible between flavors because the erasure of
     * its parameter type is {@code Object}, not {@code AutoCloseable} or {@code Closeable}.
     *
     * @param closeable the object to be closed (see notes above)

### Bug or Regression

- Drop additional rule requirement (cronjobs/finalizers) in the roles who use kubectl create cronjobs to be backwards compatible ([#124883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124883), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu)) [SIG CLI]

          <name>preserveModelVersion</name>
          <version>4.1.0+</version>
          <description>
            Indicates if the build POM for this project should be preserved or downgraded to the lowest
            compatible version.
            @since Maven 4.0.0
          </description>
          <type>boolean</type>
          <defaultValue>false</defaultValue>
        </field>
        <field>

  Notes:
  1. Only the first two CIDRs are used (soft limits for Alpha, might be lifted later on).
  2. Only the "RangeAllocator" (default) is allowed as a value for `--cidr-allocator-type`. Cloud allocators are not compatible with IPv6 dual stack
     ([#73977](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73977), [@khenidak](https://github.com/khenidak))

* Bump ip-masq-agent to v2.1.1 ([#67916](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67916), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))
    * - Update debian-iptables image for CVEs.
    * - Change chain name to IP-MASQ to be compatible with the
    * pre-injected masquerade rules.

			c.Lock()
			defer c.Unlock()
			c.state = srState{}
			c.enabled = false
		}
		return err
	}

	// attempt to read just the version key in the state file to ensure we
	// are reading a compatible version.
	var ver struct {
		Version int `json:"version"`
	}
	err = json.Unmarshal(buf, &ver)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if ver.Version != srStateFormatVersion1 {