* StatefulSet: Fix to fully preserve restart and termination order when StatefulSet is rapidly scaled up and down. ([#45113](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45113), [@kow3ns](https://github.com/kow3ns))
* Fix some false negatives in detection of meaningful conflicts during strategic merge patch with maps and lists. ([#43469](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43469), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

* ✏️ Update Pydantic links to dotenv support. PR [#10511](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10511) by [@White-Mask](https://github.com/White-Mask).
* ✏️ Update links in `docs/en/docs/async.md` and `docs/zh/docs/async.md` to make them relative. PR [#10498](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/10498) by [@hasnatsajid](https://github.com/hasnatsajid).

// archi : 2014-02-06 Identity Digital Limited
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// army : 2014-03-06 Dog Beach, LLC
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// art : 2016-03-24 UK Creative Ideas Limited
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// arte : 2014-12-11 Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne G.E.I.E.
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// asda : 2015-07-31 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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// associates : 2014-03-06 Binky Moon, LLC
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// athleta : 2015-07-30 The Gap, Inc.

## Changes by Kind

### Feature

- Kubeadm: generate CA certificates with a start time that is offset 5 minutes in the past relative to the current system time to workaround cases of clock desync.