/assign @sanposhiho
/cc @kubernetes/sig-scheduling-leads @wojtek-t

This issue is collecting all the requirements for the beta release for KEP-5278.

• KEP-5278: Implement PreBindPreFlight in PreBind interface #132382
• KEP-5278: Implement PreBindPreFlight in in-tree plugins #132389
• KEP-5278: Put NNN based on PreBindPreFlight #132383
• KEP-5278: Change the scheduler not to clear NNN #132384
• KEP-5278: kube-apiserver clears NNN at the Pod's bind API #132385
• KEP-5278: Implement the integration tests #132386
• KEP-5278: The manual upgrade/downgrade testing #132387

I'll create individual issues based on this list.

Code freeze: 02:00 UTC Friday 25th July 2025 / 19:00 PDT Thursday 24th July 2025