- Renamed some metrics related to CoreDNS, see the [README](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/blob/v1.11.0/plugin/forward/README.md#metrics) for `v1.11.0` of CoreDNS. ([#129232](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129232), [@DamianSawicki](https://github.com/DamianSawicki))

kubernetes/enhancements: [#116](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/116) [[kep](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-windows/116-windows-node-support/README.md)]

Updated Plugin Mechanism for kubectl is Graduating to Stable ([#579](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/579))

- Adds feature gate `NodeLogQuery` which provides cluster administrators with a streaming view of logs using kubectl without them having to implement a client side reader or logging into the node. ([#96120](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96120), [@LorbusChris](https://github.com/LorbusChris))

- [API Server Network Proxy](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-api-machinery/1281-network-proxy/README.md) going alpha in 1.16.
- [Extensions](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-cloud-provider/991-cloud-controller-migration/README.md) for Cloud Controller Manager Migration.

- Set config.BindAddress to IPv4 address `127.0.0.1` if not specified ([#83822](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83822), [@zouyee](https://github.com/zouyee))
- Updated kube-proxy ipvs README with correct grep argument to list loaded ipvs modules ([#83677](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83677), [@pete911](https://github.com/pete911))

### Immutable Secrets and ConfigMaps

* [alpha] Integration with [containerd] (https://github.com/containerd/containerd) , which supports basic pod lifecycle and image management. ([docs](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-containerd/blob/master/README.md) and [release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-containerd/releases/tag/v0.1.0)) ([kubernetes/features#286](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/286))

* [alpha] kops now supports [running as a server](https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/master/docs/api-server/README.md). ([#359](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/359), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

- Kubeadm: http://git.k8s.io/enhancements/keps/sig-cluster-lifecycle/kubeadm/2067-rename-master-label-taint/README.md ([#95382](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95382), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

### Bug or Regression

- Client-go: fixes potential data races retrying requests using a custom io.Reader body; with this fix, only requests with no body or with string / []byte / runtime.Object bodies can be retried ([#113933](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113933), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG API Machinery]