- Fix: The volume is not detached after the pod and PVC objects are deleted. ([#116138](https://g...

* Fixes a bug in HPA controller so HPAs are always updated every resyncPeriod (15 seconds). ([#72373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72373), [@krzysztof-jastrzebski](https://github.com/krzysztof-jastrzebski))

* Fix GCI mounter issue ([#38124](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/38124), [@jingxu97](https://github.com/jingxu97))
* Kubelet will no longer set hairpin mode on every interface on the machine when an error occurs in setting up hairpin for a specific interface. ([#36990](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36990), [@bboreham](https://github.com/bboreham))

* Adds the `Categories []string` field to API resources, which represents the list of group aliases (e.g. "all") that every resource belongs to.  ([#43338](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43338), [@fabianofranz](https://github.com/fabianofranz))

- Fixed kubelet startup getting stuck with `NewVolumeManagerReconstruction` feature enabled and a...

- Renames the timeout field for the DelegatingAuthenticationOptions to TokenRequestTimeout and set the timeout only for the token review client. Previously the timeout was also applied to watches making them reconnecting every 10 seconds. ([#101102](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101102), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth and Cloud Provider]

- For raw block CSI volumes on Kubernetes, kubelet was incorrectly calling CSI NodeStageVolume for every single "map" (i.e. raw block "mount") operation for a volume already attached to the node. This PR ensures it is only called once per volume per node. ([#112403](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112403), [@akankshakumari393](https://g...