- Make EBS volume expansion faster ([#66728](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66728), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))
- Remove unused binary and container image for kube-aggregator. The functionality is already integrated into the kube-apiserver. ([#67157](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67157), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))

- Promotes VolumePVCDataSource (Cloning) feature to beta for 1.16 release ([#81792](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81792), [@j-griffith](https://github.com/j-griffith))
- Integrated volume limits for in-tree and CSI volumes into one scheduler predicate. ([#77595](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77595), [@bertinatto](https://github.com/bertinatto))

## Deprecations and Removals

- API

- kubeadm has graduated `kubeadm alpha phase` commands to `kubeadm init phase`. This means that the phases of creating a control-plane node are now tightly integrated as part of the `init` command. Alpha features, not yet ready for GA are still kept under `kubeadm alpha` and we appreciate feedback on them.

<i>packages</i>, whose properties allow efficient management of
dependencies.
</p>

<p>
The syntax is compact and simple to parse, allowing for easy analysis
by automatic tools such as integrated development environments.
</p>

<h2 id="Notation">Notation</h2>
<p>
The syntax is specified using a
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth_syntax_notation">variant</a>
of Extended Backus-Naur Form (EBNF):

### go1.15.5

go1.15.5 has been integrated into the Kubernetes project as of this release, [including other infrastructure related updates on this effort](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95776).

### CSI Volume Snapshot graduates to General Availability

  * Remove the `--enable-cri` flag. CRI is now the default, and the only way to integrate with Kubelet for the container runtimes.([#45194](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45194), [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))

    *   Make crictl command more user friendly and add more subcommands.
    *   Integrate with CRI verbose option to provide extra debug information.
    *   Update CRI to kubernetes v1.9.
    *   Bug fixes in validation test suites.

## What's New (Major Themes)

### Removal of several beta Kubernetes APIs