- Scores from InterPodAffinity have stronger differentiation. ([#98096](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98096), [@leileiwan](https://github.com/leileiwan)) [SIG Scheduling]

- kubelet: Fixed a bug where kubelet wrongly drops the QOSClass field of the Pod's status when it rejects a Pod. ([#128083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128083), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Node and Testing]

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- Strip unnecessary security contexts on Windows ([#93475](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93475), [@ravisantoshgudimetla](https://github.com/ravisantoshgudimetla)) [SIG Node, Testing and Windows]
- To ensure the code be strong,  add unit test for GetAddressAndDialer ([#93180](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93180), [@FreeZhang61](https://github.com/FreeZhang61)) [SIG Node]

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* Filter published OpenAPI schema by making nullable, required fields non-required in order to avoid kubectl to wrongly reject null values. ([#85722](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85722), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

## **External Dependency Version Information**

Continuous integration builds have used the following versions of external dependencies, however, this is not a strong recommendation and users should consult an appropriate installation or upgrade guide before deciding what versions of etcd, docker or rkt to use.

* Docker versions 1.10.3, 1.11.2, 1.12.6 have been validated

* PVC may not be synced to controller local cache in time if PV is bound by external PV binder (e.g. kube-scheduler), double check if PVC is not found to prevent reclaiming PV wrongly. ([#67062](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67062), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))

* PVC may not be synced to controller local cache in time if PV is bound by external PV binder (e.g. kube-scheduler), double check if PVC is not found to prevent reclaiming PV wrongly. ([#67062](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67062), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))

* PVC may not be synced to controller local cache in time if PV is bound by external PV binder (e.g. kube-scheduler), double check if PVC is not found to prevent reclaiming PV wrongly. ([#67062](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67062), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))