* genericapiserver: more dependency cutoffs ([#40216](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40216), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))
* genericapiserver: cut off kube pkg/version dependency ([#39943](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39943), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

      - [Windows](#windows)
    - [Dependencies](#dependencies-7)
      - [Changed](#changed-7)
      - [Unchanged](#unchanged)
      - [Removed](#removed-7)
      - [Detailed go Dependency Changes](#detailed-go-dependency-changes)
        - [Added](#added-7)
        - [Changed](#changed-8)
        - [Removed](#removed-8)
- [v1.16.0-rc.2](#v1160-rc2)
  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-rc.2](#downloads-for-v1160-rc2)

*   If a namespaced resource is owned by a cluster scoped resource, and the namespaced dependent is processed before the cluster scoped owner has ever been observed by the garbage collector, the dependent will be erroneously deleted.

  For more information, see [#54940](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/54940)

## Deprecations

Import declaration          Local name of Sin

import   "lib/math"         math.Sin
import m "lib/math"         m.Sin
import . "lib/math"         Sin
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<p>
An import declaration declares a dependency relation between
the importing and imported package.
It is illegal for a package to import itself, directly or indirectly,
or to directly import a package without

    - [Node](#node)
    - [Release](#release)
    - [Scheduling](#scheduling-1)
    - [Storage](#storage-1)
    - [Windows](#windows-1)
    - [Dependencies](#dependencies-13)
    - [Detailed go Dependency Changes](#detailed-go-dependency-changes)
      - [Added](#added-13)
      - [Changed](#changed-13)
      - [Removed](#removed-13)
- [v1.17.0-rc.2](#v1170-rc2)
  - [Downloads for v1.17.0-rc.2](#downloads-for-v1170-rc2)

      - [Node Components](#node-components-1)
      - [Scheduling](#scheduling-2)
      - [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)

- Track Job completion through status and Pod finalizers, removing dependency on Pod tombstones. ([#98238](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98238), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth and Testing]

* Fix hyperkube kubelet --experimental-dockershim ([#55250](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55250), [@ivan4th](https://github.com/ivan4th))
* ScaleIO driver completely removes dependency on drv_cfg binary so a Kubernetes cluster can easily run a containerized kubelet. ([#54956](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54956), [@vladimirvivien](https://github.com/vladimirvivien))



# v1.8.3

- Fix invalid VMSS updates due to incorrect cache ([#89002](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89002), [@ArchangelSDY](https://github.com/ArchangelSDY)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix isCurrentInstance for Windows by removing the dependency of hostname. ([#89138](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89138), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

- Fix Cinder authentication bug when OS_DOMAIN_NAME not specified.
- Fix Keystone authentication errors by skipping synchronization for unscoped tokens.
- Fix authentication error for client-auth-plugin
- Fix dependency references from in-tree-provider to point to external provider.
- Add shutdown instance by Provider ID.
- Add annotation to preserve floating IP after service delete.