- The rules for incrementing `metadata.generation` of custom resources changed: ([#69059](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69059), [@caesarxuchao](https://github.com/caesarxuchao))
  - If the custom resource participates the spec/status convention, the metadata.generation of the CR increments when there is any change, except for the changes to the metadata or the changes to the status.

- Official binaries now include the golang generated build ID `buildid` instead of an empty string. ([#101411](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101411), [@saschagrunert](https://github.com/saschagrunert))
- Remove balanced attached node volumes feature. ([#102443](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102443), [@ravisantoshgudimetla](https://github.com/ravisantoshgudimetla))

- K8s.io/apimachinery - scheme.Convert() now uses only explicitly registered conversions - default reflection based conversion is no longer available. `+k8s:conversion-gen` tags can be used with the `k8s.io/code-generator` component to generate conversions. ([#90018](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90018), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps and Testing]

- Kubeadm: deprecate the "--csr-only" and "--csr-dir" flags of the "kubeadm init phase certs" subcommands. Please use "kubeadm alpha certs generate-csr" instead. This new command allows you to generate new private keys and certificate signing requests for all the control-plane components, so that the certificates can be signed by an external CA. ([#92183](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92183), [@wallrj...

- Omit enum declarations from the static openapi file captured at https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/api/openapi-spec. This file is used to generate API clients, and use of enums in those generated clients (rather than strings) can break forward compatibility with additional future values in those fields. See https://issue.k8s.io/109177 for details. ([#109178](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109178), [...

    * The `generate-internal-groups.sh` script in k8s.io/code-generator will generate OpenAPI definitions by default in `pkg/generated/openapi`. Additional API group dependencies can be added via `OPENAPI_EXTRA_PACKAGES=<group>/<version> <group2>/<version2>...`.

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**/types.generated.go linguist-generated=true
**/generated.pb.go linguist-generated=true
**/generated.proto
**/types_swagger_doc_generated.go linguist-generated=true
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      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
      transformation or translation of a Source form, including but
      not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,
      and conversions to other media types.

      "Work" shall mean the work of authorship, whether in Source or
      Object form, made available under the License, as indicated by a

      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
      transformation or translation of a Source form, including but
      not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,
      and conversions to other media types.

      "Work" shall mean the work of authorship, whether in Source or
      Object form, made available under the License, as indicated by a

      source, and configuration files.

      "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
      transformation or translation of a Source form, including but
      not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,
      and conversions to other media types.

      "Work" shall mean the work of authorship, whether in Source or
      Object form, made available under the License, as indicated by a