- Annotation `batch.kubernetes.io/cronjob-scheduled-timestamp` added to Job objects scheduled from CronJobs is promoted to stable ([#128336](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128336), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG Apps]

- The `batch/v2alpha1` CronJob type definitions and clients are deprecated and removed. ([#96987](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96987), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, CLI and Testing]

- Fixes calculating the requeue time in the cronjob controller, which results in properly handling failed/stuck jobs ([#121540](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121540), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG Apps]

- Users should not rely on unsupported CRON_TZ variable when specifying schedule, both the API server and cronjob controller will emit warnings pointing to https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/cron-jobs/ containing explanation ([#106455](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106455), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG Apps]...

- This adds an optional `timeZone` field as part of the CronJob spec to support running cron jobs in a specific time zone. ([#108032](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108032), [@deejross](https://github.com/deejross))

  * You do not need to adjust this flag on Kubelet:  there was no authorization for the Kubelet APIs in 1.4.
* batch/v2alpha1.ScheduledJob has been renamed, use batch/v2alpha1.CronJob instead ([#36021](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36021), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))
* PetSet has been renamed to StatefulSet.
  If you have existing PetSets, **you must perform extra migration steps** both

- Fix a bug in cronjob controller where already created jobs may be missing from the status. ([#120649](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120649), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim)) [SIG Apps]

* iptables proxier: route local traffic to LB IPs to service chain ([#77523](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77523), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))
* When the number of jobs exceeds 500, cronjob should schedule without error. ([#77475](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77475), [@liucimin](https://github.com/liucimin))

### Feature

- Added Timezone column in the output of the 'kubectl get cronjob' command.
   ([#122231](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122231), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu))

* Job controller now respects ControllerRef to avoid fighting over Pods. ([#42176](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/42176), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

* CronJob controller now respects ControllerRef to avoid fighting with other controllers. ([#42177](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/42177), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

#### Cluster Autoscaling