* In order to bypass graceful deletion of pods (to immediately remove the pod from the API) the user must now provide the `--force` flag in addition to `--grace-period=0`.  This prevents users from accidentally force deleting pods without being aware of the consequences of force deletion.  Force deleting pods for resources like StatefulSets can result in multiple pods with the same name having running processes in the cluster, which may lead to data corruption...

- Added error message "dry-run can not be used when --force is set" when dry-run and force flags are set in replace command. ([#110326](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110326), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu))

  If users experiment problems with stale connections  using HTTP1.1, they can force the previous behavior of the kubelet by setting the environment variable DISABLE_HTTP2. ([#104844](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104844), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth and Node]

- The go version defined in `.go-version` is now fetched when invoking test, build, and code generation targets if the current go version does not match it. Set $FORCE_HOST_GO=y while testing or building to skip this behavior, or set $GO_VERSION to override the selected go version. ([#115498](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115498), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Release and Testing]

- Kubelet:...

- Fix: support removal of nodes backed by deleted non VMSS instances on Azure ([#91184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91184), [@bpineau](https://github.com/bpineau)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

- Fix: GetLabelsForVolume panic issue for azure disk PV ([#92166](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92166), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based

* When deleting an object with `--grace-period=0`, the client will begin a graceful deletion and wait until the resource is fully deleted.  To force deletion, use the `--force` flag. ([#37263](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37263), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

### Node Components
* Kubelet config should ignore file start with dots.

- Added the `disable-force-detach` CLI option for `kube-controller-manager`. By default, it's set to `false`. When enabled, it prevents force detaching volumes based on maximum unmount time and node status. If activated, the non-graceful node shutdown feature must be used to recover from node failure. Additionally, if a pod needs...

- StatefulSet controllers no longer force a resync every 30 seconds when nothing has changed. ([#75622](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75622), [@jonsabo](https://github.com/jonsabo))