- Graceful node shutdown, allow the actual inhibit delay to be greater than the expected inhibit delay. ([#103137](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103137), [@wzshiming](https://github.com/wzshiming))

## Deprecations
* Remove extensions/v1beta1 Jobs resource, and job/v1beta1 generator. ([#38614](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/38614), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

- Fixed regression in CPUManager that it will release exclusive CPUs in app containers inherited from init containers when the init containers were removed. ([#104837](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104837), [@eggiter](https://github.com/eggiter))

- Fixes regression in CPUManager that had the (rare) possibility to release exclusive CPUs in app containers inherited from init containers. ([#90419](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90419), [@klueska](https://github.com/klueska)) [SIG Node]

Kubernetes v1.5, `kubectl apply` has had an alpha-stage `--prune` flag to support deleting previously applied objects that have been removed from the input manifest. This feature has remained in alpha ever since due to performance and correctness issues inherent in its design. This PR exposes a second, independent pruning alpha powered by a new standard named `ApplySets`. An `ApplySet` is a server-side object (by default, a Secret; ConfigMaps are also allowed) that kubectl can use to accurately and efficiently...

- Fix kubelet from panic after getting the wrong signal ([#98200](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98200), [@wzshiming](https://github.com/wzshiming)) [SIG Node]
- Fix repeatedly acquire the inhibit lock ([#98088](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98088), [@wzshiming](https://github.com/wzshiming)) [SIG Node]