* Remove headers that are unnecessary for proxy target ([#34076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/34076), [@mbohlool](https://github.com/mbohlool))
* Support graceful termination in kube-dns ([#31894](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31894), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))

    * - Stop mounting the host certificates into fluentd's prometheus-to-sd container
* Fix a bug where pod address is not removed from endpoints object while pod is in graceful termination. ([#54828](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54828), [@freehan](https://github.com/freehan))

### Network

- Fix a string comparison bug in IPVS graceful termination where UDP real servers are not deleted. ([#78999](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78999), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))

### Other notable changes

* Addresses vSphere Volume Attach limits ([#29881](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/29881), [@dagnello](https://github.com/dagnello))
* Increase request timeout based on termination grace period ([#31275](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31275), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))

- Fix the regression with the slow pods termination. Before this fix pods may take an additional time to terminate - up to one minute. Reversing the change that ensured that CNI resources cleaned up when the pod is removed on API server. ([#97980](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97980),...