- Removed the generally available feature gate `CSIMigrationPortworx`, which was locked and enabled since 1.33.
  - Removed alpha feature gate `InTreePluginPortworxUnregister`

    - [Dependencies](#dependencies-7)
      - [Changed](#changed-7)
      - [Unchanged](#unchanged)
      - [Removed](#removed-7)
      - [Detailed go Dependency Changes](#detailed-go-dependency-changes)
        - [Added](#added-7)
        - [Changed](#changed-8)
        - [Removed](#removed-8)
- [v1.16.0-rc.2](#v1160-rc2)
  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-rc.2](#downloads-for-v1160-rc2)

    - [Changed](#changed-8)
    - [Removed](#removed-8)
- [v1.18.11](#v11811)
  - [Downloads for v1.18.11](#downloads-for-v11811)
  - [Changelog since v1.18.10](#changelog-since-v11810)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-8)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-8)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-9)
    - [Added](#added-9)
    - [Changed](#changed-9)
    - [Removed](#removed-9)
- [v1.18.10](#v11810)

        final String id = (String) source.remove(fessConfig.getIndexFieldId());
        source.remove(fessConfig.getIndexFieldVersion());
        final Number seqNo = (Number) source.remove(fessConfig.getIndexFieldSeqNo());
        final Number primaryTerm = (Number) source.remove(fessConfig.getIndexFieldPrimaryTerm());
        IndexResponse response;
        try {

* Removed deprecated --require-kubeconfig flag, removed default --kubeconfig value (([#58367](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58367), [@zhangxiaoyu-zidif](https://github.com/zhangxiaoyu-zidif))

- Removed feature gate `SetHostnameAsFQDN`. ([#108038](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108038), [@mengjiao-liu](https://github.com/mengjiao-liu))
- Removed kube-scheduler insecure flags. You can use `--bind-address` and `--secure-port` instead. ([#106865](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106865), [@jonyhy96](https://github.com/jonyhy96))

### kubeadm
* Quite a few flags been renamed or removed.  Those options that are removed as flags can still be accessed via the config file.  Most notably this includes external etcd settings and the option for setting the cloud provider on the API server.  The [kubeadm reference documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kubeadm/) is up to date with the new flags.

### Other Deprecations

- Removed ephemeral container legacy server support for the server versions prior to `1.22`. ([#119537](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119537), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu))
- Removed the `CronJobTimeZone` feature gate (the feature is stable and always enabled)
  - Removed the `JobMutableNodeSchedulingDirectives` feature gate (the feature is stable and always enabled)

## Deprecations and removals

- Kubeadm: The Alpha feature-gates HighAvailability, SelfHosting, CertsInSecrets are now deprecated, and will be removed in k8s v1.13.0.
- The cloudstack and ovirt controllers have been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. ([#68199](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68199), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))

- Removed generally available feature gate `CSINodeExpandSecret`. ([#124462](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124462), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Storage]
- Removed generally available feature gate `ConsistentHTTPGetHandlers`. ([#124463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124463), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Node]