- LoadBalancerIPMode feature is now marked as Beta. ([#123418](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123418), [@rikatz](https://github.com/rikatz))

# Release 2.9.1

Add an upper bound for `protobuf` in `setup.py` since `protobuf` after version 3.20 is currently incompatible with TensorFlow. See https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/53234, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/9954 and https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/56077.

# Release 2.8.2

- Scheduler volumebinding: leveraged `PreFilterResult` to reduce down to only
  eligible node(s) for pod with bound claim(s) to local `PersistentVolume(s)` ([#109877](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109877), [@yibozhuang](https://github.com/yibozhuang))
- Scheduling cycle now terminates immediately when any scheduler plugin returns an 

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## Changelog since v1.13.3

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* fix get azure accounts timeout issue when there is no out-bound IP ([#74191](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74191), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

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