- e2e tests that require SSH may now be used against clusters that have nodes without external IP addresses by setting the environment variable `KUBE_SSH_BASTION` to the `host:port` of a machine that is allowed to SSH to those nodes.  The same private key that the test would use is used for the bastion host.  The test connects to the bastion and then tunnels another SSH connection to the node. ([#72286](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72286), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))...

A survey conducted in early 2019 by the working group (WG) Long Term Support (LTS) showed that a significant subset of Kubernetes end-users fail to upgrade within the previous 9-month support period. 
A yearly support period provides the cushion end-users appear to desire, and is more in harmony with familiar annual planning cycles.

## Known Issues