- Remove the deprecated metrics "scheduling_algorithm_preemption_evaluation_seconds" and "binding_duration_seconds", suggest to use "scheduler_framework_extension_point_duration_seconds" instead. ([#96447](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96447), [@chendave](https://github.com/chendave)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle, Instrumentation, Scheduling and Testing]

- The scheduler's metric `plugin_execution_duration_seconds` now records `PreEnqueue` plugins execution seconds. ([#116201](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116201), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho))

* Update kube-dns to Version 1.14.10. Major changes: ([#62676](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62676), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))
    * - 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

  - `apiserver_encryption_config_controller_automatic_reload_success_total`: Total number of successful automatic reloads of encryption configuration.
  - `apiserver_encryption_config_controller_automatic_reload_last_timestamp_seconds`: Timestamp of the last successful or failed automatic reload of encryption configuration.
  

- Deprecate `--record` flag in `kubectl`. The `--record` flag is being replaced with the [mechanism](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-cli/859-kubectl-headers) which annotates HTTP requests with kubectl command details. ([#102873](https://github.com/kuber...

- Graduating `controller_admission_duration_seconds`, `step_admission_duration_seconds`, `webhook_admission_duration_seconds`, `apiserver_current_inflight_requests` and `apiserver_response_sizes` metrics to stable. ([#106122](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106122), [@rezakrimi](https://github.com/rezakrimi)) [SIG API Machinery,...

- Client-go: add new histogram metric to record the size of the requests and responses. ([#108296](https://github.com...

- Fix incorrectly report scope for request_duration_seconds and request_slo_duration_seconds metrics for POST custom resources API calls. ([#110009](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110009), [@azylinski](https://github.com/azylinski)) [SIG Instrumentation]

- kube-apiserver now reloads the `--authorization-config` file when it changes. Reloads increment the `apiserver_authorization_config_controller_automatic_reload_last_timestamp_seconds` timestamp metric, with `status="success"` for successful reloads and `status="failed"` for failed reloads. Failed reloads keep using the previously loaded authorization configuration.

- Graduated the following kubelet resource metrics to **general availability**:
  - `container_cpu_usage_seconds_total`
  - `container_memory_working_set_bytes`
  - `container_start_time_seconds`
  - `node_cpu_usage_seconds_total`
  - `node_memory_working_set_bytes`
  - `pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total`
  - `pod_memory_working_set_bytes`
  - `resource_scrape_error`