- Promote CronJobs to batch/v1 ([#99423](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99423), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, CLI and Testing]

* Set defaults for successfulJobsHistoryLimit (3) and failedJobsHistoryLimit (1) in batch/v1beta1.CronJobs ([#52533](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52533), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

### 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]

* Scheduler only activates unschedulable pods if node's scheduling related properties change. ([#71551](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71551), [@mlmhl](https://github.com/mlmhl))
* Fixes pod deletion when cleaning old cronjobs ([#71802](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71802), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

## Changelog since v1.5.0-alpha.2

### Action Required

* Deprecate extensions/v1beta1.Jobs ([#36355](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36355), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))
* Rename ScheduledJobs to CronJobs. ([#36021](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36021), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

### CLI

- Fixed `kubectl exec` usage string to correctly reflect flag placement. ([#77589](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77589), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))
- Fixed `kubectl describe cronjobs` error of `Successful Job History Limit`. ([#77347](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77347), [@danielqsj](https://github.com/danielqsj))

* 'cj' has been added as a shortname for CronJobs, as in `kubectl get cj` ([#59499](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59499), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

          "type": "string"
        },
        "items": {
          "description": "items is the list of CronJobs.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.batch.v1.CronJob"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "kind": {

- Fixes scheduling of cronjobs with @every X schedules. ([#109250](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109250), [@d-honeybadger](https://github.com/d-honeybadger)) [SIG Apps]

- Added new annotation `batch.kubernetes.io/cronjob-scheduled-timestamp` to Job objects scheduled from CronJobs. ([#118137](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118137), [@helayoty](https://github.com/helayoty))