* GCI: Add two GCI specific metadata pairs ([#25105](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/25105), [@andyzheng0831](https://github.com/andyzheng0831))
* Add an entry to the salt config to allow Debian jessie on GCE. ([#25123](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/25123), [@jlewi](https://github.com/jlewi))

* If you use one of the kube-dns replication controller manifest in `cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-dns`, i.e. `cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-dns/{skydns-rc.yaml.base,skydns-rc.yaml.in}`, either substitute one of `__PILLAR__FEDERATIONS__DOMAIN__MAP__` or `{{ pillar['federations_domain_map'] }}` with the corresponding federation name to domain name value or remove...

  * Fluentd now tolerates all NoExecute Taints when run in gcp configuration. ([#45715](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45715), [@gmarek](https://github.com/gmarek))

	* Taints support in gce/salt startup scripts. ([#47632](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47632), [@mwielgus](https://github.com/mwielgus))

* If you use one of the kube-dns replication controller manifest in `cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-dns`, i.e. `cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-dns/{skydns-rc.yaml.base,skydns-rc.yaml.in}`, either substitute one of `__PILLAR__FEDERATIONS__DOMAIN__MAP__` or `{{ pillar['federations_domain_map'] }}` with the corresponding federation name to domain name value or remove...

  * to container-vm-v20170214 to address CVE-2016-9962. ([#41449](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/41449), [@zmerlynn](https://github.com/zmerlynn))

### OpenStack
* Do not daemonize `salt-minion` for the openstack-heat provider. ([#40722](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40722), [@micmro](https://github.com/micmro))

* Removed deprecated and unmaintained salt support. kubernetes-salt.tar.gz will no longer be published in the release tarball. ([#58248](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58248), [@mikedanese](https://github.com/mikedanese))