* kubeadm: Detect kubelet readiness and error out if the kubelet is unhealthy ([#51369](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51369), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

* kubeadm: Detect kubelet readiness and error out if the kubelet is unhealthy ([#51369](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51369), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

### Bug or Regression

- Fix 121094 by re-introducing the readiness predicate for externalTrafficPolicy: Local services. ([#121116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121116), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Network]

- Pod status updates faster when reacting on probe results. The first readiness probe will be called faster when startup probes succeeded, which will make Pod status as ready faster. ([#98376](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98376), [@matthyx](https://github.com/matthyx))

- Kubeadm: Switched to using the new etcd endpoints introduced in 3.5.11 - /livez (for liveness probe) and /readyz (for readyness and startup probe). With this change it is no longer possible to deploy a custom etcd version older than 3.5.11 with kubeadm 1.31. If so, please upgrade etcd to a supported version. ([#124465](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124465),...