* Cleanup fluentd-gcp image: rebase on debian-base, switch to upstream packages, remove fluent-ui & rails ([#41998](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/41998), [@timstclair](https://github.com/timstclair))

- Deprecated `genericclioptions.IOStreams` and used `genericiooptions.IOStreams`. ([#117102](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117102), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu))

- Added options for configuring `nf_conntrack_udp_timeout`, and `nf_conntrack_udp_timeout_stream` variables of netfilter conntrack subsystem. ([#120808](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120808), [@aroradaman](https://github.com/aroradaman))

  -  Fixed a bug that could cause CoreDNS to stop updating service records.
  -  Fixed a bug in the forward plugin where only the first upstream server is always selected no matter which policy is set.
  -  Remove already deprecated options `resyncperiod` and `upstream` in the Kubernetes plugin.

* Automated cherry pick of [#49079](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49079) upstream release 1.7 ([#49254](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49254), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services
    * and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.
* fix the issue that default azure disk fsypte(ext4) does not work on Windows ([#62250](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62250), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

  - The CoreDNS Deployment now checks readiness via the `ready` plugin.
  - The `proxy` plugin has been deprecated. The `forward` plugin is to be used instead.
  - `kubernetes` plugin removes the `resyncperiod` option.
  - The `upstream` option is deprecated and ignored if included.
    ([#82127](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82127), [@rajansandeep](https://github.com/rajansandeep))

- kubectl

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services
    * and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.
* Fix machineID getting for vmss nodes when using instance metadata ([#62611](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62611), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

    * - Fix a bug in DNS resolution for externalName services and PTR records that need to query from upstream nameserver.



# v1.8.11

[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io) & [Examples](https://releases.k8s.io/release-1.8/examples)

## Downloads for v1.8.11


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- Added a method `StreamWithContext` to `remotecommand.Executor` to support cancelable SPDY executor stream. ([#103177](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103177), [@arkbriar](https://github.com/arkbriar))