- a new `EndpointSliceProxying` feature gate has been added to control the use of EndpointSlices in kube-proxy. The EndpointSlice feature gate that used to control this behavior no longer affects kube-proxy. This feature has been disabled by default. ([#86137](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86137), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott))...

- The `EndpointSliceTerminatingCondition` feature gate was graduated to GA. The gate is now locked and will be removed in v1.28. ([#113351](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113351), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))
- `DynamicKubeletConfig` feature gate has been removed from the API server.
  Dynamic kubelet reconfiguration now can't be used even when older nodes are still

* The alpha Accelerators feature gate is deprecated and will be removed in v1.11. Please use device plugins ([https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/368](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/368)) instead. They can be enabled using the DevicePlugins feature gate. ([#57384](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57384), [@mindprince](https://github.com/mindprince))

- The `SidecarContainers` feature has graduated to GA. 'SidecarContainers' feature gate was locked to default value and will be removed in v1.36. If you were setting this feature gate explicitly, please remove it now. ([#129731](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129731), [@gjki...

- Volume dynamic provisioning scheduling has been moved to beta, which means that the DynamicProvisioningScheduling alpha feature gate has been removed but the VolumeScheduling beta feature gate is still required for this feature. ([#67432](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67432), [@lichuqiang](https://github.com/lichuqiang)) Courtesy of SIG Apps, SIG Architecture, SIG Storage, and SIG Testing

## Urgent Upgrade Notes 

### (No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)

- 'The `IPv6DualStack` feature gate for external cloud providers was removed.
  (The feature became GA in 1.23 and the gate was removed for all other
  components several releases ago.) If you were still manually

* Use of the alpha initializers feature now requires enabling the `Initializers` feature gate. This feature gate is auto-enabled if the `Initialzers` admission plugin is enabled. ([#51436](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51436), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- The GCERegionalPersistentDisk feature gate (GA in 1.13) can no longer be disabled. The feature gate will be removed in v1.17. ([#77412](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77412), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

    - [<code>CSIMigrationvSphere</code> feature gate has not migrated to new CRD APIs](#csimigrationvsphere-feature-gate-has-not-migrated-to-new-crd-apis)

## Notable Features
### Stable
- Graduate ScheduleDaemonSetPods to GA. (feature gate will be removed in 1.18) ([#82795](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82795), [@draveness](https://github.com/draveness))
- Graduate TaintNodesByCondition to GA in 1.17. (feature gate will be removed in 1.18) ([#82703](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82703), [@draveness](https://github.com/draveness))