diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index a2d4ebabc63..6965c6e3213 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -21454,7 +21454,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -22056,7 +22057,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -22658,7 +22660,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -23260,7 +23263,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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         "operationId": "patchCoreV1NamespacedLimitRange",
@@ -23862,7 +23866,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -24057,7 +24062,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -24659,7 +24665,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -26028,7 +26035,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -26630,7 +26638,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -27232,7 +27241,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -27427,7 +27437,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -28224,7 +28236,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -28419,7 +28432,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -29021,7 +29035,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -29623,7 +29638,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -30195,7 +30211,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -30914,7 +30931,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -31466,7 +31485,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -32747,7 +32768,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -33437,7 +33459,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -33624,7 +33647,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -39717,7 +39741,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
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@@ -40303,7 +40328,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -41354,7 +41380,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -41940,7 +41967,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -43024,7 +43052,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -44046,7 +44076,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -44233,7 +44264,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -45101,7 +45133,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -45288,7 +45321,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -46123,7 +46157,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -46310,7 +46345,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -47506,7 +47542,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -48108,7 +48145,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -48303,7 +48341,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -48905,7 +48944,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -49100,7 +49140,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -49295,7 +49336,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -49897,7 +49939,8 @@
         "consumes": [
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -50092,7 +50135,8 @@
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           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -50287,7 +50331,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -50889,7 +50934,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -51084,7 +51130,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -51279,7 +51326,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -54010,7 +54058,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -54612,7 +54661,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -54905,7 +54955,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -55100,7 +55151,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
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+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -56092,7 +56146,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
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+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -58151,7 +58206,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -58753,7 +58809,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
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+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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@@ -59745,7 +59804,8 @@
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
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           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
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+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified PriorityClass",
         "operationId": "patchSchedulingV1beta1PriorityClass",
@@ -106875,7 +106997,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified PodPreset",
         "operationId": "patchSettingsV1alpha1NamespacedPodPreset",
@@ -107967,7 +108090,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified StorageClass",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1StorageClass",
@@ -108553,7 +108677,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified VolumeAttachment",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1VolumeAttachment",
@@ -108740,7 +108865,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update status of the specified VolumeAttachment",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1VolumeAttachmentStatus",
@@ -109791,7 +109917,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified VolumeAttachment",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1alpha1VolumeAttachment",
@@ -110626,7 +110753,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified CSIDriver",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1beta1CSIDriver",
@@ -111212,7 +111340,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified CSINode",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1beta1CSINode",
@@ -111798,7 +111927,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified StorageClass",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1beta1StorageClass",
@@ -112384,7 +112514,8 @@
         "consumes": [
           "application/json-patch+json",
           "application/merge-patch+json",
-          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json"
+          "application/strategic-merge-patch+json",
+          "application/apply-patch+yaml"
         ],
         "description": "partially update the specified VolumeAttachment",
         "operationId": "patchStorageV1beta1VolumeAttachment",
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 6866483e39d..1ac49ea446c 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	genericfeatures.APIResponseCompression:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	genericfeatures.ServerSideApply:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	genericfeatures.ServerSideApply:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.RequestManagement:       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 081fa8bca21..bc23ed1a0e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @apelisse, @lavalamp
 	// alpha: v1.14
+	// beta: v1.16
 	//
 	// Server-side apply. Merging happens on the server.
 	ServerSideApply featuregate.Feature = "ServerSideApply"
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	RemainingItemCount:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	ServerSideApply:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	ServerSideApply:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	StorageVersionHash:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	WinOverlay:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	WinDSR:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
index 9f7a994b3c1..915f055ea43 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ func (o *ApplyOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 
 	if o.ForceConflicts && !o.ServerSideApply {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--experimental-force-conflicts only works with --experimental-server-side")
+		return fmt.Errorf("--force-conflicts only works with --server-side")
 	}
 
 	if o.DryRun && o.ServerSideApply {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--dry-run doesn't work with --experimental-server-side (did you mean --server-dry-run instead?)")
+		return fmt.Errorf("--dry-run doesn't work with --server-side (did you mean --server-dry-run instead?)")
 	}
 
 	if o.DryRun && o.ServerDryRun {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
index e64df1ddb62..f8f114a078b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	o.ServerSideApply = cmdutil.GetServerSideApplyFlag(cmd)
 	o.ForceConflicts = cmdutil.GetForceConflictsFlag(cmd)
 	if o.ForceConflicts && !o.ServerSideApply {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--experimental-force-conflicts only works with --experimental-server-side")
+		return fmt.Errorf("--force-conflicts only works with --server-side")
 	}
 
 	if !o.ServerSideApply {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
index 9d27003e43f..0659eabf30d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
+	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ func AddDryRunFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 func AddServerSideApplyFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("experimental-server-side", false, "If true, apply runs in the server instead of the client. This is an alpha feature and flag.")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("experimental-force-conflicts", false, "If true, server-side apply will force the changes against conflicts. This is an alpha feature and flag.")
-	cmd.Flags().String("experimental-field-manager", "kubectl", "Name of the manager used to track field ownership. This is an alpha feature and flag.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("server-side", false, "If true, apply runs in the server instead of the client.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("force-conflicts", false, "If true, server-side apply will force the changes against conflicts.")
+	cmd.Flags().String("field-manager", "kubectl", "Name of the manager used to track field ownership.")
 }
 
 func AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -488,15 +488,15 @@ func DumpReaderToFile(reader io.Reader, filename string) error {
 }
 
 func GetServerSideApplyFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	return GetFlagBool(cmd, "experimental-server-side")
+	return GetFlagBool(cmd, "server-side")
 }
 
 func GetForceConflictsFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	return GetFlagBool(cmd, "experimental-force-conflicts")
+	return GetFlagBool(cmd, "force-conflicts")
 }
 
 func GetFieldManagerFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) string {
-	return GetFlagString(cmd, "experimental-field-manager")
+	return GetFlagString(cmd, "field-manager")
 }
 
 func GetDryRunFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
diff --git a/test/cmd/apply.sh b/test/cmd/apply.sh
index 8b6acec44a1..99c3a9f048e 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apply.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apply.sh
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
   set -o errexit
 
   create_and_use_new_namespace
-  kube::log::status "Testing kubectl apply --experimental-server-side"
+  kube::log::status "Testing kubectl apply --server-side"
   ## kubectl apply should create the resource that doesn't exist yet
   # Pre-Condition: no POD exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
   # Command: apply a pod "test-pod" (doesn't exist) should create this pod
-  kubectl apply --experimental-server-side -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  kubectl apply --server-side -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Post-Condition: pod "test-pod" is created
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods test-pod' "{{${labels_field:?}.name}}" 'test-pod-label'
   # Clean up
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
 
   # apply dry-run
-  kubectl apply --experimental-server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  kubectl apply --server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # No pod exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
   # apply non dry-run creates the pod
-  kubectl apply --experimental-server-side -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  kubectl apply --server-side -f hack/testdata/pod.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # apply changes
-  kubectl apply --experimental-server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/pod-apply.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  kubectl apply --server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/pod-apply.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Post-Condition: label still has initial value
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods test-pod' "{{${labels_field:?}.name}}" 'test-pod-label'
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
 __EOF__
 
   # Dry-run create the CR
-  kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" apply --experimental-server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/CRD/resource.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
+  kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" apply --server-side --server-dry-run -f hack/testdata/CRD/resource.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Make sure that the CR doesn't exist
   ! kubectl "${kube_flags[@]:?}" get resource/myobj