## Changes by Kind

### API Change

* PATCH (i.e. apply and edit) now supports merging lists of primitives ([#38665](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/38665), [@ymqytw](https://github.com/ymqytw))

* version bump for gci to milestone 53 ([#27210](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/27210), [@adityakali](https://github.com/adityakali))
* kubectl apply: retry applying a patch if a version conflict error is encountered ([#26557](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/26557), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))

source is CSI type or it has migrated annotation, when it's deleted, the PersisentVolume controller won't changes its phase to the Failed state. 
  
  With this patch, the external provisioner can remove the finalizer in next reconcile loop. Unfortunately if the provious existing pv has the Failed state, this patch won't take effort. It requires users to remove finalizer. ([#126044](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126044), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Apps...

				"application/octet-stream",
				"application/oda",
				"application/oebps-package+xml",
				"application/ogg",
				"application/kate",
				"application/onenote",
				"application/parityfec",
				"application/patch-ops-error+xml",
				"application/pgp-encrypted",
				"application/pgp-keys",
				"application/pgp-signature",
				"application/pics-rules",
				"application/pidf+xml",
				"application/pidf-diff+xml",

* Add the Patch method to the generated clientset. ([#27293](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/27293), [@caesarxuchao](https://github.com/caesarxuchao))
* let patch use --local flag like `kubectl set image` ([#26722](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/26722), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))

	public fun headers (Lokhttp3/Headers;)Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;
	public fun method (Ljava/lang/String;Lokhttp3/RequestBody;)Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;
	public fun patch (Lokhttp3/RequestBody;)Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;
	public fun post (Lokhttp3/RequestBody;)Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;
	public fun put (Lokhttp3/RequestBody;)Lokhttp3/Request$Builder;

    assertMethodPermitsRequestBody("OPTIONS")
    assertMethodPermitsRequestBody("POST")
    assertMethodPermitsRequestBody("PUT")
    assertMethodPermitsRequestBody("TRACE")
    assertMethodPermitsRequestBody("PATCH")
    assertMethodPermitsNoRequestBody("GET")
    assertMethodPermitsNoRequestBody("DELETE")
    assertMethodPermitsNoRequestBody("HEAD")
    assertMethodPermitsNoRequestBody("OPTIONS")

- Kubeadm: do not upload kubelet patch configuration into `kube-system/kubelet-config` ConfigMap ([#123106](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123106), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

## Dependencies

### Added

* Add generic Toleration for NoExecute Taints to NodeProblemDetector ([#45883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45883), [@gmarek](https://github.com/gmarek))
* support replaceKeys patch strategy and directive for strategic merge patch ([#44597](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44597), [@mengqiy](https://github.com/mengqiy))