### Cloud Provider

- Fixed a bug that caused PV allocation on non-English vSphere installations to fail  ([#73115](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73115), [@alvaroaleman](https://github.com/alvaroaleman))

### Cluster Lifecycle

* StatefulSet:...

    resources:
      - nodes
    verbs:
      - get
      - list
      - watch
  # These permissions are only required for upgrade from v2.6, and can
  # be removed after upgrade or on fresh installations.
  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
    resources:
      - bgpconfigurations
      - bgppeers
    verbs:
      - create
      - update

- The DownwardAPIHugePages feature is beta.  Users may use the feature if all workers in their cluster are min 1.20 version.  The feature will be enabled by default in all installations in 1.22. ([#99610](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99610), [@derekwaynecarr](https://github.com/derekwaynecarr)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added

Please consult the installation procedure you are using (kargo, kops, kube-up,
kube-aws, kubeadm etc) for specific advice.

1.6 encourages etcd3, and switching from etcd2 to etcd3 involves a full
migration of data between different storage engines.  You must stop the API
from writing to etcd during an etcd2 -> etcd3 migration.  HA installations cannot

For initial installations, see the [Setup topics](https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/pick-right-solution/) in the Kubernetes documentation.

* The default Flexvolume plugin directory for COS images on GCE has changed to `/home/kubernetes/flexvolume`, rather than `/etc/srv/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec`. Existing Flexvolume installations in clusters using COS images must be moved to the new directory, and installation processes must be updated with the new path. ([#58171](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58171), [@verult](https://github.com/verult))

	// Use if the pods in each cluster cannot directly talk to one another.
	Enabled *wrapperspb.BoolValue `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=enabled,proto3" json:"enabled,omitempty"`
	// The name of the cluster this installation will run in. This is required for sidecar injection
	// to properly label proxies
	ClusterName string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=clusterName,proto3" json:"clusterName,omitempty"`
	// The suffix for global service names.

- Feature gates CSIMigration to Beta (on by default) and CSIMigrationGCE to Beta (off by default since it requires installation of the GCE PD CSI Driver) ([#85231](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85231), [@davidz627](https://github.com/davidz627))

  * Fix ceph-secret type to kubernetes.io/rbd in kubernetes-master charm ([#44635](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44635), [@Cynerva](https://github.com/Cynerva))

  * Disallows installation of upstream docker from PPA in the Juju kubernetes-worker charm. ([#44681](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44681), [@wwwtyro](https://github.com/wwwtyro))