- HA improvements:
  - `kubeadm join --experimental-control-plane` can now be used to join control plane instances to an existing cluster.
  - `kubeadm upgrade node experimental-control-plane` can now be used for upgrading secondary control plane instances created with `kubeadm join --experimental-control-plane`.
Multi-arch support (EXPERIMENTAL):

### Changed
- cloud.google.com/go/compute: v1.19.0 → v1.19.1
- github.com/cncf/xds/go: [06c439d → e9ce688](https://github.com/cncf/xds/go/compare/06c439d...e9ce688)
- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [v0.10.3 → 9239064](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/v0.10.3...9239064)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v0.9.1 → v0.10.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v0.9.1...v0.10.1)

- Restores priority of static control plane pods in the cluster/gce/manifests control-plane manifests ([#89970](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89970), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle and Node]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Restores priority of static control plane pods in the cluster/gce/manifests control-plane manifests ([#89970](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89970), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle and Node]


# v1.18.1

    * clusters. When that var is set to true, the command line flag enabling kubelet
    * client certificate rotation will be added to the kubelet command line.
* Make sure that resources being updated are handled correctly by Quota system ([#52452](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52452), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

forwarded to kubelet static pods to control pull policy for etcd and control plane images. This option allows for precise image pull policy specification for master nodes and thus for more tight control over images. It is useful in CI environments and in environments, where the user has total control over master VM templates (thus, the master VM templates can be preloaded with the required Docker images for the control plane services). ([#58960](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58960),...

 
## Changes by Kind

    * clusters. When that var is set to true, the command line flag enabling kubelet
    * client certificate rotation will be added to the kubelet command line.
* Make sure that resources being updated are handled correctly by Quota system ([#52452](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52452), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

- github.com/cncf/xds/go: [cb28da3 → e9ce688](https://github.com/cncf/xds/go/compare/cb28da3...e9ce688)
- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [49ff273 → 9239064](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/49ff273...9239064)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v0.1.0 → v0.10.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v0.1.0...v0.10.1)

release.  A new alpha feature is introduced to improve the mechanism that nodes heartbeat back to the control plane.  The `NodeLease` feature results in the node using a `Lease` resource in the `kube-node-lease` namespace that is renewed periodically.  The `NodeStatus` that was used previously to heartbeat back to the control plane is only updated when it changes.  This reduces load on the control plane for large clusters. The Kubelet plugin registration mechanism, which enables automatic discovery of external...