- **Node**
  - [alpha] Added ability to preserve access to host userns when userns remapping is enabled in container runtime ([kubernetes/features#127](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/127))

- It is possible to configure the IDs that the Kubelet uses to create user namespaces.
  
  
  User namespaces support is a Beta feature now. ([#123593](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123593), [@giuseppe](https://github.com/giuseppe)) [SIG Node]

  - [beta] Server-side garbage collection is enabled by default. See [user-guide](http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/garbage-collection/)
- **Apps**
  - [alpha] Introducing 'ScheduledJobs', which allow running time based Jobs, namely once at a specified time or repeatedly at specified point in time. ([docs](http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/scheduled-jobs/)) ([kubernetes/features#19](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/19))