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- Incorporating feedback on PR #119341 ([#120087](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120087), [@divyasri537](https://github.com/divyasri537)) [SIG API Machinery]

* **[alpha]** New Bootstrap Token authentication and management method. Works well with kubeadm. kubeadm now supports managing tokens, including time based expiration, after the cluster is launched.  See...

## Changelog since v1.17.0

A complete changelog for the release notes is now hosted in a customizable
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[1]: https://relnotes.k8s.io/?releaseVersions=1.18.0

## What’s New (Major Themes)

### Kubernetes Topology Manager Moves to Beta - Align Up!

  - [alpha] Introducing the v1alpha1 CRI API to allow pluggable container runtimes; an experimental docker-CRI integration is ready for testing and feedback. ([docs](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-node/container-runtime-interface.md)) ([kubernetes/features#54](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/54))

IsNull, IsSame, StringContains, StringEndsWith, StringStartsWith, SubstringMatcher, TypeSafeDiagnosingMa, TypeSafeMatcher public interface Matcher<T> extends SelfDescribing A matcher over acceptable values. A matcher is able to describe itself to give feedback when it fails. Matcher implementations should NOT directly implement this interface. Instead, extend the BaseMatcher abstract class, which will ensure that the Matcher API can grow to support new features and remain compatible with all Matcher implementations....

Pod Ready++ ([#580](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/580))

- Introduces extension point for external feedback on pod readiness.
kubernetes/kubernetes: [#74434](http://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74434),

## 1.15 What’s New

A complete changelog for the release notes is now hosted in a customizable format at [https://relnotes.k8s.io/](https://relnotes.k8s.io/?releaseVersions=1.15.0). Check it out and please give us your feedback!

Kubernetes 1.15 consists of **25 enhancements**: 2 moving to stable, 13 in beta, and 10 in alpha. The main themes of this release are:

#### Continuous Improvement

- The AnyVolumeDataSource feature is now beta, and the feature gate is enabled by default. In order to provide user feedback on PVCs with data sources, deployers must install the VolumePopulators CRD and the data-source-validator controller. ([#108736](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108736), [@bswartz](https://github.com/bswartz))