- Added a feature that allows a `StatefulSet` to start numbering replicas from an arbitrary non-negative ordinal, using the `.spec.ordinals.start` field. ([#112744](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112744), [@pwschuurman](https://github.com/pwschuurman))

### Additional Notable Feature Updates

- [Topology Manager](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/693), a new Kubelet component, aims to co-ordinate resource assignment decisions to provide optimized resource allocations.

- Fixed the issue where pod with ordinal number lower than the rolling partitioning number was being deleted it was coming up with updated image. ([#120731](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120731), [@adilGhaffarDev](https://github.com/adilGhaffarDev)) [SIG Apps and Testing]...

- Fixed the issue where pod with ordinal number lower than the rolling partitioning number was being deleted it was coming up with updated image. ([#120731](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120731), [@adilGhaffarDev](https://github.com/adilGhaffarDev)) [SIG Apps and Testing]...

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