* Reduce memory utilization of admission webhook metrics by removing resource related labels. ([#69895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69895), [@jpbetz](https://github.com/jpbetz))

- Fixed a 1.28.0 regression where kube-controller-manager can crash when StatefulSet with Parallel policy and PVC labels is scaled up. ([#121184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121184), [@aleksandra-malinowska](https://github.com/aleksandra-malinowska)) [SIG Apps]

- Fix a bug that Pods with topologySpreadConstraints get scheduled to nodes without required labels. ([#95883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95883), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei)) [SIG Scheduling]

  - cAdvisor json endpoints have been deprecated since 1.15. ([#78504](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78504), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))

    * Old behavior:
      * environment variables explicitly whitelisted via --docker-env-metadata-whitelist were exported as `container_env_*=*`. Default is zero so by default non were exported
      * all docker labels were exported as `container_label_*=*`

- Kube-apiserver: The NodeRestriction admission plugin now restricts Node labels kubelets are permitted to set when creating a new Node to the `--node-labels` parameters accepted by kubelets in 1.16+. ([#90307](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90307), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Auth and Node]

`PodSecurity` replaces the deprecated `PodSecurityPolicy` admission controller.
`PodSecurity` is an admission controller that enforces Pod Security Standards on Pods in a Namespace based on specific namespace labels that set the enforcement level.
In 1.23, the `PodSecurity` feature gate is enabled by default.

### Container Runtime Interface (CRI) v1 is default

- Reminder: The labels "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone" and "failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region" are deprecated in favor of "topology.kubernetes.io/zone" and "topology.kubernetes.io/region" respectively.  All users of the "failure-domain.beta..." labels should switch to the "topology..." equivalents. ([#96033](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96033), [@thockin](h...

- Kubelet: added validation for labels provided with --node-labels. Malformed labels will result in errors. ([#109263](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109263), [@FeLvi-zzz](https://github.com/FeLvi-zzz))

- Fixed bug with leads to Node goes `Not-ready` state when credentials for vCenter stored in a secret and Zones feature is in use. Zone labels setup moved to KCM component, kubelet skips this step during startup in such case. If credentials stored in cloud-provider config file as plaintext current behaviour does not change and no action required. For proper functioning `kube-system:vsph...