li></ul><h2 id=small-enhancements>Small enhancements</h2><ul><li><p>Hide <code>ServiceAccounts</code> from <code>PushContext</code> log to reduce log volume.</p></li><li><p>Configure <code>localityLbSetting</code> in <code>values.yaml</code> by passing it through to the mesh configuration.</p></li><li><p>Remove the soon-to-be deprecated <code>critical-pod</code> annotation from Helm charts (<a href=https://github.com/istio/istio/issues/12650>Issue 12650</a>).</p></li><li><p>Support pod anti-affinity annotat