- Deprecate the instance type beta label (`beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type`) in favor of its GA equivalent: `node.kubernetes.io/instance-type` ([#82049](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82049), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))

* Only use the first IP address got from instance metadata. This is because Azure CNI would set up a list of IP addresses in instance metadata, while only the first one is the Node's IP. ([#71736](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71736), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

* The ScaleIO volume plugin can now read the SDC GUID value as node label scaleio.sdcGuid; if binary drv_cfg is not installed, the plugin will still work properly; if node label not found, it defaults to drv_cfg if installed. ([#50780](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50780), [@vladimirvivien](https://github.com/vladimirvivien))

- kubeadm now attempts to detect an installed CRI by its usual domain socket, so that `--cri-socket` can be omitted from the command line if Docker is not used and there is a single CRI installed. ([#69366](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69366), [@rosti](https://github.com/rosti))

  as it requires installation of AzureFile CSI Driver. Users should enable CSIMigration and
  CSIMigrationAzureFile features and install the [AzureFile CSI Driver](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver)
  to avoid disruption to existing Pod and PVC objects at that time. Azure File CSI driver does not support using same persistent

it requires installation of the OpenStack Cinder CSI Driver. The in-tree AWS OpenStack Cinder driver "kubernetes.io/cinder" was deprecated in 1.16 and will be removed in 1.20. Users should enable CSIMigration + CSIMigrationOpenStack features and install the OpenStack Cinder CSI Driver (https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack) to avoid disruption to existing Pod and PVC objects at that time. Users should start using the OpenStack Cinder CSI Driver directly for any new volumes. ([#8...

- Changed the dependency version for CoreDNS. Kubernetes tools now install CoreDNS `v1.12.0`. ([#128926](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128926), [@bzsuni](https://github.com/bzsuni)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Cluster Lifecycle]

* Do not detach volume if mount in progress ([#71145](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71145), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))
* Only use the first IP address got from instance metadata. This is because Azure CNI would set up a list of IP addresses in instance metadata, while only the first one is the Node's IP. ([#71736](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71736), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

- The cluster addon for dashboard was removed. To install dashboard, see [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/blob/master/docs/user/README.md). ([#107481](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107481), [@shu-mutou](https://github.com/shu-mutou))

* The ScaleIO volume plugin can now read the SDC GUID value as node label scaleio.sdcGuid; if binary drv_cfg is not installed, the plugin will still work properly; if node label not found, it defaults to drv_cfg if installed. ([#50780](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50780), [@vladimirvivien](https://github.com/vladimirvivien))