cloud-controller-manager has been deprecated, and will be removed in a future release. Use `--secure-port` and `--bind-address` instead. ([#59582](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59582), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

* The ability to use the insecure flags `--insecure-bind-address`, `--insecure-port` in the apiserver has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use `--secure-port` and `--bind-address` instead. ([#59018](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59018),...

### Feature

- Kubernetes is now built with Golang 1.16.9 (#105672, @cpanato) [SIG Cloud Provider, Instrumentation, Release and Testing]

### Failing Test

- Backport: e2e.test now uses the secure port to retrieve metrics data to ensure compatibility with 1.21 and 1.22 (for upgrade tests) (#104328, @pohly) [SIG API Machinery, Instrumentation, Storage and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Added `kubelet` Topology Manager metrics to track admission requests processed and occured admission errors. ([#115137](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115137), [@swatisehgal](https://github.com/swatisehgal))

* kubeadm: kubelets in kubeadm clusters now disable the readonly port (10255). If you're relying on unauthenticated access to the readonly port, please switch to using the secure port (10250). Instead, you can now use ServiceAccount tokens when talking to the secure port, which will make it easier to get access to, for example, the `/metrics` endpoint of the kubelet, securely. ([#64187](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64187), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))...

- Secure serving on port 10258 to cloud-controller-manager (configurable via `--secure-port`) is now enabled. Delegated authentication and authorization are to be configured using the same flags as for aggregated API servers. Without configuration, the secure port will only allow access to `/healthz`. ([#67069](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67069), [@sttts](https...

#### kubectl:

- Kubeadm: reset raises warnings if it cannot delete folders ([#85265](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85265), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))

- GCERegionalPersistentDisk feature is GA now! ([#70716](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70716), [@jingxu97](https://github.com/jingxu97))

- **API Machinery**
  - [alpha] Generate audit logs for every request user performs against secured API server endpoint. ([docs](http://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/audit/)) ([kubernetes/features#22](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/22))

  * kube-apiserver learned the '--anonymous-auth' flag, which defaults to true. When enabled, requests to the secure port that are not rejected by other configured authentication methods are treated as anonymous requests, and given a username of 'system:anonymous' and a group of 'system:unauthenticated'.