- Introduced `v1alpha1` API for mutating admission policies, enabling extensible #     admission control via CEL expressions (KEP  3962: Mutating Admission Policies). #     To use, enable the `MutatingAdmissionPolicy` feature gate and the `admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1alpha1` #     API via `--runtime-config`. ([#127134](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127134), [@jp...

### SIG vSphere

* Added a mechanism in vSphere Cloud Provider to get credentials from Kubernetes secrets, rather than the plain text `vsphere.conf` file.([#63902](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63902), [@abrarshivani](https://github.com/abrarshivani))

                                // Add lease context to create request
                                if (h.isSMB30()) {
                                    // Use Lease V2 for SMB 3.0.2+
                                    req.addLeaseV2Context(leaseKey, requestedState, null, 0);
                                } else {
                                    // Use Lease V1 for SMB 3.0

for resizing existing persistent volumes.

### NonPreemptingPriority to Stable

This feature adds [a new option to PriorityClasses](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/902),
which can enable or disable pod preemption.

### Storage Plugin Migration