- Kubernetes components that perform leader election now only support using `Leases` for this. ([#114055](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114055), [@aimuz](https://github.com/aimuz))

if we can't read the keys. ACCESS=$(cat /config/rootUser) ; SECRET=$(cat /config/rootPassword) ; set +e ; # The connections to minio are allowed to fail. echo "Connecting to MinIO server: $SCHEME://$MINIO_ENDPOINT:$MINIO_PORT" ; MC_COMMAND="${MC} alias set myminio $SCHEME://$MINIO_ENDPOINT:$MINIO_PORT $ACCESS $SECRET" ; $MC_COMMAND ; STATUS=$? ; until [ $STATUS = 0 ] do ATTEMPTS=`expr $ATTEMPTS + 1` ; echo \"Failed attempts: $ATTEMPTS\" ; if [ $ATTEMPTS -gt $LIMIT ]; then exit 1 ; fi ; sleep 2 ;...

if we can't read the keys. ACCESS=$(cat /config/rootUser) ; SECRET=$(cat /config/rootPassword) ; set +e ; # The connections to minio are allowed to fail. echo "Connecting to MinIO server: $SCHEME://$MINIO_ENDPOINT:$MINIO_PORT" ; MC_COMMAND="${MC} alias set myminio $SCHEME://$MINIO_ENDPOINT:$MINIO_PORT $ACCESS $SECRET" ; $MC_COMMAND ; STATUS=$? ; until [ $STATUS = 0 ] do ATTEMPTS=`expr $ATTEMPTS + 1` ; echo \"Failed attempts: $ATTEMPTS\" ; if [ $ATTEMPTS -gt $LIMIT ]; then exit 1 ; fi ; sleep 2 ;...

- Cleanup: removed `getStorageAccountName` warning messages.
   ([#121983](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121983), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
- Client-go: Optimized leaders renewing leases by updating leader lock optimistically without getting the record from the API server first. Also, a new metric `leader_election_slowpath_total` was added to allow users to monitor how many leader elections are updated non-optimistically.

### Bug or Regression

- Avoid GCE API calls when initializing GCE CloudProvider for Kubelets.
  Avoid unnecessary GCE API calls when adding IP alises or reflecting them in Node object in GCE cloud provider. ([#96864](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96864), [@tosi3k](https://github.com/tosi3k)) [SIG Apps, Cloud Provider and Network]

### Bug or Regression

- Avoid GCE API calls when initializing GCE CloudProvider for Kubelets.
  Avoid unnecessary GCE API calls when adding IP alises or reflecting them in Node object in GCE cloud provider. ([#96863](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96863), [@tosi3k](https://github.com/tosi3k)) [SIG Apps, Cloud Provider and Network]

  name of controllers that can be turned on/off that are passed to the `--controllers`
  flag (e.g., `pod-garbage-collector-controller`). The old names (eg `podgc`) are
  also accepted and aliased to the new names. ([#115813](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115813), [@atiratree](https://github.com/atiratree))
- `kubeadm`: Introduced a new feature gate `UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane` to

- Namespace editors and admins can now create leases.coordination.k8s.io and should use this type for leaderelection instead of configmaps. ([#111515](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111515), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k)) [SIG API Machinery and Auth]

howled so, that Alice could hardly hear the words:--

        `I speak severely to my boy,
          I beat him when he sneezes;
        For he can thoroughly enjoy
          The pepper when he pleases!'

                    CHORUS.

                `Wow! wow! wow!'

  `Here! you may nurse it a bit, if you like!' the Duchess said
to Alice, flinging the baby at her as she spoke.  `I must go and

- The namespace editors and admins can now create leases.coordination.k8s.io and should use this type for leaderelection instead of configmaps. ([#111472](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111472), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))