- Promote InPlacePodVerticalScaling to GA. ([#134949](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134949), [@natasha41575](https://github.com/natasha41575)) [SIG API Machinery, Node and Scheduling]
- Promote Relaxed validation for Services names to beta (enabled by default)
  
  Promote `RelaxedServiceNameValidation` feature to beta (enabled by default)

- Kubeadm: make sure that `kubeadm...

- The CSINodeInfo feature gate is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. The storage.k8s.io/v1beta1 CSINode object is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. ([#83474](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83474), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

- Kubeadm: remove the usage of the --container-runtime=remote flag for the kubelet during kubeadm init/join/upgrade. The flag value "remote" has been the only possible value since dockershim was removed from the kubelet. ([#112...

* Remove stale volumes if endpoint/svc creation fails. ([#35285](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35285), [@humblec](https://github.com/humblec))
* add kubectl cp ([#34914](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/34914), [@brendandburns](https://github.com/brendandburns))

- Removed general available feature-gate `AppArmor`. ([#129375](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129375), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Auth and Node]
- Removed generally available feature gate `KubeProxyDrainingTerminatingNodes`. ([#129692](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129692), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu)) [SIG Network]

- kube-controller-manager
  - The deprecated `--insecure-experimental-approve-all-kubelet-csrs-for-group` flag has been removed.
- kubelet

    - [DELETE operation in REST API](#delete-operation-in-rest-api)
  - [Action Required Before Upgrading](#action-required-before-upgrading)
- [optionally, remove the old secret](#optionally-remove-the-old-secret)
  - [Previous Releases Included in v1.4.0](#previous-releases-included-in-v140)
- [v1.4.0-beta.11](#v140-beta11)
  - [Downloads](#downloads-6)

* The --remove-extra-subjects and --remove-extra-permissions flags have been enabled for kubectl auth reconcile ([#64541](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64541), [@mrogers950](https://github.com/mrogers950))

    - [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)