- `failurePolicy` default changed from `Ignore` to `Fail` for v1
  - `matchPolicy` default changed from `Exact` to `Equivalent` for v1
  - `timeout` default changed from `30s` to `10s` for v1
  - `sideEffects` default value is removed, and the field made required, and only `None` and `NoneOnDryRun` are permitted for v1

- Updated `etcd` version to `3.5.8`. ([#117335](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117335), [@kkkkun](https://github.com/kkkkun))
- Updated apiserver metric `request_filter_duration_seconds` to include a 10s, 15s and 30s bucket.
Updated apiserver metric `request_wait_duration_seconds` to include a 15s bucket. ([#118945](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118945), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))

- The scheduler's assumed pods have 2min instead of 30s to receive nodeName pod updates ([#106632](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106632), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

- Scheduler's assumed pods have 2min instead of 30s to receive nodeName pod updates ([#106686](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106686), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._