- Resolve regression in `metadata.managedFields` handling in update/patch requests submitted by older API clients ([#91748](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91748), [@apelisse](https://github.com/apelisse))

- The `StructuredAuthenticationConfiguration` feature is now beta and enabled. ([#123719](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123719), [@enj](https://github.com/enj))
- The `kube_codegen` tool now ignores the vendor folder during code generation.
   ([#122729](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122729), [@jparrill](https://github.com/jparrill))

- Kubelet config file will be backed up to `/etc/kubernetes/tmp/` folder with `kubeadm-kubelet-config` append with a random suffix as the filename ([#114695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114695), [@chendave](https://github.com/chendave)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- VSphere: Fix regression during attach disk if datastore is within a storage folder or datastore cluster. ([#102969](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102969), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

flexGrow","flexShrink","gridArea","gridColumn","gridColumnEnd","gridColumnStart","gridRow","gridRowEnd","gridRowStart","lineHeight","order","orphans","widows","zIndex","zoom","fillOpacity","floodOpacity","stopOpacity","strokeMiterlimit","strokeOpacity","origName","setProperty","isFinite","getBoundingClientRect","scrollboxSizeBuggy","left","margin","padding","border","prefix","suffix","expand","expanded","parts","propHooks","run","percent","eased","duration","pos","step","fx","scrollTop","scrollL...

- `DynamicKubeletConfig` feature gate has been removed from the API server.
  Dynamic kubelet reconfiguration now can't be used even when older nodes are still
  attempting to rely on it. This is aligned with the Kubernetes version skew policy.
   ([#112643](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112643), [@SergeyKanzhelev](https://github.com/SergeyKanzhelev))

        * [Advantages of `Annotated`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/query-params-str-validations/#advantages-of-annotated)
    * [Path Parameters and Numeric Validations - Order the parameters as you need, tricks](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/path-params-numeric-validations/#order-the-parameters-as-you-need-tricks)
        * [Better with `Annotated`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/path-params-numeric-validations/#better-with-annotated)

- hcsshim is unchanged from v1.11, at v0.11 ([#64272](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64272))
- gitRepo volumes in pods no longer require git 1.8.5 or newer; older git versions are now supported. ([#62394](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62394))
- Upgraded crictl on GCE to v1.11.1, up from 1.11.0 on v1.11.  ([#66152](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66152))

m := map[int]int{a: 1, a: 2}  // m may be {2: 1} or {2: 2}: evaluation order between the two map assignments is not specified
n := map[int]int{a: f()}      // n may be {2: 3} or {3: 3}: evaluation order between the key and the value is not specified
</pre>

<p>
At package level, initialization dependencies override the left-to-right rule

- VSphere: Fix regression during attach disk if datastore is within a storage folder or datastore cluster. ([#102999](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102999), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._