* Implement envelope service with gRPC, so that KMS providers can be pulled out from API server. ([#55684](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55684), [@wu-qiang](https://github.com/wu-qiang))

* Enable golint for `pkg/scheduler` and fix the golint errors in it. ([#58437](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58437), [@tossmilestone](https://github.com/tossmilestone))

- kubeadm: Improved resiliency when it comes to updating the `kubeadm-config` configmap upon new control plane joins or resets. This allows for safe multiple control plane joins and/or resets. ([#76821](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/76821), [@ereslibre](https://github.com/ereslibre))

- Kubeadm now respects the custom image registry configuration across joins and upgrades. Kubeadm passes the custom registry to the kubelet for a custom pause container. ([#70603](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70603), [@chuckha](https://github.com/chuckha))

### Federation

#### kubefed
* Flag cleanup ([#41335](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/41335), [@irfanurrehman](https://github.com/irfanurrehman))
* Create configmap for the cluster kube-dns when cluster joins and remove when it unjoins ([#39338](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39338), [@irfanurrehman](https://github.com/irfanurrehman))

* Add PriorityClass API object under new "scheduling" API group ([#48377](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48377), [@bsalamat](https://github.com/bsalamat))
* Added golint check for pkg/kubelet. ([#47316](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47316), [@k82cn](https://github.com/k82cn))