- **apiserver_flowcontrol_priority_level_seat_count_watermarks**: histograms of high and low watermarks of number of seats occupied by executing requests (both regular and final-delay phases included), broken down by priority_level.

      - [Security](#security-1)
      - [Scalability](#scalability)
  - [**External Dependency Version Information**](#external-dependency-version-information)
    - [Previous Releases Included in v1.7.0](#previous-releases-included-in-v170)
- [v1.7.0-rc.1](#v170-rc1)
  - [Downloads for v1.7.0-rc.1](#downloads-for-v170-rc1)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-17)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-17)

    *   Federation-specific behavior will no longer be included in kubectl
    *   kubefed will no longer be released as part of Kubernetes
    *   The Federation servers will no longer be included in the hyperkube binary and image. ([#53816](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53816),[ @marun](https://github.com/marun))

### **Node**

* Added generators for `apps/v1` deployments. ([#61288](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61288), [@ayushpateria](https://github.com/ayushpateria))

### SIG Auth

* RBAC information is now included in audit logs via audit.Event annotations:
    * authorization.k8s.io/decision = {allow, forbid}

    - [Registry](#registry)
  - [External Dependency Version Information](#external-dependency-version-information)
  - [Changelog since v1.6.0-rc.1](#changelog-since-v160-rc1)
    - [Previous Releases Included in v1.6.0](#previous-releases-included-in-v160)
- [v1.6.0-rc.1](#v160-rc1)
  - [Downloads for v1.6.0-rc.1](#downloads-for-v160-rc1)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-14)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-14)

## Changelog since v1.14.6

### Other notable changes

- We’re working to simplify the Windows node join experience with better scripts and kubeadm. Scripts and doc updates are still in the works, but some of the needed improvements are included in 1.15.  These include:
    - Windows kube-proxy will wait for HNS network creation on start ([#78612](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78612), [@ksubrmnn](https://github.com/ksubrmnn))

* Kubeadm now includes CoreDNS version 1.6.5 ([#85109](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85109), [@rajansandeep](https://github.com/rajansandeep))
    *  - `kubernetes` plugin adds metrics to measure kubernetes control plane latency.
    *  -  the `health` plugin now includes the `lameduck` option by default, which waits for a duration before shutting down.

    * - http_404_request_total  (the number of 404 requests handled)
    * - http_404_request_duration_ms (the amount of time the server took to respond in ms)

- AppArmor profiles can now be configured through fields on the `PodSecurityContext` and container `SecurityContext`. The beta AppArmor annotations are deprecated, and AppArmor status is no longer included in the node ready condition. ([#123435](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123435), [@tallclair](https://github.com/tallclair))