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* AWS cloudprovider plugin: Fix for large clusters (200+ nodes). Also fix bug with volumes not getting detached from a node after reboot. ([#48312](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48312), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))
* Fix Pods using Portworx volumes getting stuck in ContainerCreating phase. ([#48898](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48898), [@harsh-px](https://github.com/harsh-px))

- github.com/cespare/xxhash: [v1.1.0](https://github.com/cespare/xxhash/tree/v1.1.0)
- github.com/cncf/xds/go: [fbca930](https://github.com/cncf/xds/go/tree/fbca930)
- github.com/getkin/kin-openapi: [v0.76.0](https://github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/tree/v0.76.0)
- github.com/go-logr/zapr: [v1.2.0](https://github.com/go-logr/zapr/tree/v1.2.0)
- github.com/google/cel-go: [v0.9.0](https://github.com/google/cel-go/tree/v0.9.0)

### Introducing Windows CSI support alpha for Kubernetes

With the release of Kubernetes 1.18, an alpha version of CSI Proxy for Windows is getting released. CSI proxy enables non-privileged (pre-approved) containers to perform privileged storage operations on Windows. CSI drivers can now be supported in Windows by leveraging CSI proxy.

- When registering with a 1.17+ API server, MutatingWebhookConfiguration and ValidatingWebhookConfiguration objects...

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* rkt version 1.23.0+

    * known issues with the rkt runtime are [listed in the Getting Started Guide](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/rkt/notes/)

* etcd version 3.0.17

* Go version: 1.8.3. [Link to announcement](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-dev/0XRRz6UhhTM/YODWVnuDBQAJ)

### Other notable changes

* Add fallbacks to ARM API when getting empty node IP from Azure IMDS ([#69077](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69077), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

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* Fix scheduler crashes when Prioritize Map function returns error. ([#69618](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69618), [@DylanBLE](https://github.com/DylanBLE))
* Add fallbacks to ARM API when getting empty node IP from Azure IMDS ([#69077](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69077), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))