- **Storage**
  - [beta] Persistent Volume provisioning now supports multiple provisioners using StorageClass configuration. ([docs](http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/)) ([kubernetes/features#36](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/36))

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* The strategicmerge patchMergeKey for VolumeMounts was changed from "name" to "mountPath".  This was necessary because the name field refers to the name of the Volume, and is not a unique key for the VolumeMount.  Multiple VolumeMounts will have the same Volume name if mounting the same volume more than once.  The "mountPath" is verified to be unique and can act as the mergekey.  ([#35071](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35071), [@pwittrock](https://github.com/pwittrock))...

SIG Storage continued work to [enable migration of in-tree volume plugins](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/625) to the Container Storage Interface (CSI). SIG Storage worked on bringing CSI to feature parity with in-tree functionality, including functionality like resizing, inline volumes, and more. SIG Storage introduces new alpha functionality in CSI that doesn't exist in the Kubernetes Storage subsystem yet, like volume cloning.

Volume cloning enables users to specify...

### Promoted CSI Ephemeral Volume to Stable

- It introduces a new scope name `VolumeAttributesClass`. 
  
  It matches all PVC objects that have the volume attributes class mentioned. 
  

    - [Generic Ephemeral Volume feature graduates to GA](#generic-ephemeral-volume-feature-graduates-to-ga)
    - [Skip Volume Ownership change graduates to GA](#skip-volume-ownership-change-graduates-to-ga)
    - [Allow CSI drivers to opt-in to volume ownership and permission change graduates to GA](#allow-csi-drivers-to-opt-in-to-volume-ownership-and-permission-change-graduates-to-ga)

- Fixed attaching volumes after detach errors. Now volumes that failed to detach are not treated as attached, Kubernetes will make sure they are fully attached before they can be used by pods. ([#120595](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120595), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))...

- Adds PV deletion protection finalizer only when PV reclaimPolicy is Delete for dynamically provisioned volumes. ([#109205](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109205), [@deepakkinni](https://github.com/deepakkinni))
- Allowed attached volumes to be mounted quicker by skipping exponential backoff when checking for reported-in-use volumes. ([#106853](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106853), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

- Kubelet: Fix the volume manager didn't check the device mount state in the actual state of the world before marking the volume as detached. It may cause a pod to be stuck in the Terminating state due to the above issue when it was deleted. ([#129063](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129063), [@carlory](https...

- **Volume Extension**: There are quite a few enhancements in this release that pertain to volumes and volume modifications. Volume resizing support in CSI specs is moving to beta which allows for any CSI spec volume plugin to be resizable.

### Additional Notable Feature Updates