* Increase request timeout based on termination grace period ([#31275](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31275), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))
* Skip safe to detach check if node API object no longer exists ([#30737](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30737), [@saad-ali](https://github.com/saad-ali))

### Uncategorized

- NONE
  NONE ([#127462](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127462), [@dims](https://github.com/dims)) [SIG Node and Testing]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
_Nothing has changed._

### Removed
_Nothing has changed._

- Etcd: Update to v3.5.5 ([#112489](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112489), [@dims](https://github.com/dims)) [SIG API Machinery, Cloud Provider, Cluster Lifecycle and Testing]

- For `kubeadm`: remove the ClusterStatus API from v1beta3 and its management in the kube-system/kubeadm-config ConfigMap. This method of keeping track of what API endpoints exists in the cluster was replaced (in a prior release)...

- Linux/arm will not ship in Kubernetes 1.27 as we are running into issues with building artifacts using golang 1.20.2 (please see issue #116492) ([#115742](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115742), [@dims](https://github.com/dims)) [SIG Architecture, Release and Testing]

- Kubernetes is now built using Go 1.25.1 ([#134095](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134095), [@dims](https://github.com/dims)) [SIG Release and Testing]
- Kubernetes is now built using Go 1.25.4 ([#135492](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/135492), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
_Nothing has changed._

### Removed
_Nothing has changed._

- Allow to build kubernetes with a custom `kube-cross` image. ([#104185](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104185), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))
- Allows users to prevent garbage collection on pinned images ([#103299](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103299), [@wgahnagl](https://github.com/wgahnagl)) [SIG Node]

- Kubeadm: deprecate self-hosting support. The experimental command "kubeadm alpha self-hosting" is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. ([#95125](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95125),...

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      Pray, what is the reason of that?'

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