- Decoupled `TaintManager` from `NodeLifeCycleController` (KEP-3902). ([#119208](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119208), [@atosatto](https://github.com/atosatto))
- Enabled traces for KMSv2 encrypt/decrypt operations. ([#121095](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121095), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase))

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 *  New: CBC-mode ECDSA cipher suites have been removed from OkHttp's default
    configuration: `TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA` and
    `TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA`. This tracks a [Chromium
    change][remove_cbc_ecdsa] to remove these cipher suites because they are
    fragile and rarely-used.
 *  New: Don't fall back to common name (CN) verification for hostnames. This

- Add a `serving` and `terminating` condition to the EndpointSlice API.
  `serving` tracks the readiness of endpoints regardless of their terminating state. This is distinct from `ready` since `ready` is only true when pods are not terminating. 

	ObjectV2         *xlMetaV2Object       `json:"V2Obj,omitempty" msg:"V2Obj,omitempty"`
	DeleteMarker     *xlMetaV2DeleteMarker `json:"DelObj,omitempty" msg:"DelObj,omitempty"`
	WrittenByVersion uint64                `msg:"v"` // Tracks written by MinIO version
}

// xlFlags contains flags on the object.
// This can be extended up to 64 bits without breaking compatibility.
type xlFlags uint8

const (
	xlFlagFreeVersion xlFlags = 1 << iota

- Resolves issue with `/readyz` and `/livez` not including etcd and kms health checks ([#82713](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82713), [@logicalhan](https://github.com/logicalhan))
- Fixes regression in logging spurious stack traces when proxied connections are closed by the backend ([#82588](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82588), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Fix a bug in cronjob controller where already created jobs...

### Feature

- A new Priority and Fairness metric 'apiserver_flowcontrol_work_estimate_seats_samples' has been added that tracks the estimated seats associated with a request. ([#106628](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106628), [@tkashem](https://github.com/tkashem))

#### Application Deployment