## Introduction to v1.8.0

Kubernetes version 1.8 includes new features and enhancements, as well as fixes to identified issues. The release notes contain a brief overview of the important changes introduced in this release. The content is organized by Special Interest Groups ([SIGs][]).

For initial installations, see the [Setup topics][] in the Kubernetes
documentation.

- `kubectl config set-context` can now set attributes of the current context, such as the current namespace, by passing `--current` instead of a specific context name ([#66140](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66140), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

*   `conversion-gen` is now usable in a context without a vendored k8s.io/kubernetes. The Kubernetes core API is removed from `default extra-peer-dirs`. ([#54394](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54394),[ @sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

- Resolves a spurious "Unknown discovery response content-type" error in client-go discovery requests by tolerating extra content-type parameters in API responses ([#117571](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117571), [@seans3](https://github.com/seans3)) [SIG API Machinery]

    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-12)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-12)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-12)
- [Kubernetes 1.13 Release Notes](#kubernetes-113-release-notes)
  - [Security Content](#security-content)
  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)
    - [(No, really, you MUST do this before you upgrade)](#no-really-you-must-do-this-before-you-upgrade)
  - [Known Issues](#known-issues)

* When performing a GET then PUT, the kube-apiserver must write the canonical representation of the object to etcd if the current value does not match. That allows external agents to migrate content in etcd from one API version to another, across different storage types, or across varying encryption levels. This fixes a bug introduced in 1.5 where we unintentionally stopped writing the newest data. ([#48394](https://github.com/kubernetes/kub...

Certificate management has become more robust in 1.15, with kubeadm now seamlessly rotating all your certificates (on upgrades) before they expire. Check the [kubeadm documentation](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/blob/dev-1.15/content/en/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/kubeadm-alpha.md) for information on how to manage your certificates.

The kubeadm configuration file API is moving from v1beta1 to v1beta2 in 1.15.

### API Change

- If a client makes an API streaming requests and specifies an `application/json;as=Table` content type, the API server now responds with a 406 (Not Acceptable) error.

- Fixes a regression in v1beta1 PodDisruptionBudget handling of `strategic merge patch`-type API requests for the `selector` field. Prior to 1.21, these requests would merge `matchLabels` content and replace `matchExpressions` content. In 1.21, patch requests touching the `selector` field started replacing the entire selector. This is consistent with server-side apply and the v1 PodDisruptionBudget behavior, but should not have been changed for v1beta1. ([#...