* add --controllers to controller manager ([#39740](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39740), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))

### kube-dns
* Adds support for configurable DNS stub domains and upstream nameservers.
  The following configuration options have been added to the `kube-system:kube-dns` ConfigMap:
  ```
  "stubDomains": {
    "acme.local": ["1.2.3.4"]
  },
  ```

* Automated cherry pick of [#49079](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49079) upstream release 1.7 ([#49254](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49254), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

  -  Fixed a bug that could cause CoreDNS to stop updating service records.
  -  Fixed a bug in the forward plugin where only the first upstream server is always selected no matter which policy is set.
  -  Remove already deprecated options `resyncperiod` and `upstream` in the Kubernetes plugin.

  - The CoreDNS Deployment now checks readiness via the `ready` plugin.
  - The `proxy` plugin has been deprecated. The `forward` plugin is to be used instead.
  - `kubernetes` plugin removes the `resyncperiod` option.
  - The `upstream` option is deprecated and ignored if included.
    ([#82127](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82127), [@rajansandeep](https://github.com/rajansandeep))

- kubectl

  - `CustomPodDNS`
  - `HugePages`
  - `MountPropagation`
  - `PersistentLocalVolumes`
- CoreDNS: The following directives or keywords are deprecated and will be removed in v1.15:
  - `upstream` option of `kubernetes` plugin, becoming default behavior in v1.15.
  - `proxy` plugin replaced by `forward` plugin

## Removed and deprecated metrics

### Removed metrics

- `reflector_items_per_list`

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.



# v1.8.11

[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io) & [Examples](https://releases.k8s.io/release-1.8/examples)

## Downloads for v1.8.11


filename | sha256 hash

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services
    * and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.
* fix the issue that default azure disk fsypte(ext4) does not work on Windows ([#62250](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62250), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services
    * and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.
* Fix machineID getting for vmss nodes when using instance metadata ([#62611](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62611), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

    * Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services
    * and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.
* Update version of Istio addon from 0.5.1 to 0.6.0. ([#61911](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61911), [@ostromart](https://github.com/ostromart))