- Added Kustomize as a subcommand in kubectl ([#73033](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73033), [@Liujingfang1](https://github.com/Liujingfang1))
- Added `kubelet_node_name` metrics. ([#72910](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72910), [@danielqsj](https://github.com/danielqsj))

- Added readiness gates in extended output for pods ([#70775](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70775), [@freehan](https://github.com/freehan))
- Added `Ready` column and improve human-readable output of Deployments and StatefulSets ([#70466](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70466), [@Pingan2017](https://github.com/Pingan2017))

* **[stable]** Volume plugin for Portworx added capability to use [Portworx](http://www.portworx.com) as a storage provider for Kubernetes clusters. Portworx pools server capacity and turns servers or cloud instances into converged, highly available compute and storage nodes.
* **[stable]** Add support to use NFSv3, NFSv4, and GlusterFS on GCE/GKE GCI image based clusters.
* **[beta]** Added support for mount options in persistent volumes.

## Changelog since v1.7.0

### Other notable changes

* Added new flag to `kubeadm init`: --node-name, that lets you specify the name of the Node object that will be created ([#48594](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48594), [@GheRivero](https://github.com/GheRivero))

  optional PodSignature podSignature = 1;

  // Time at which this entry was added to the list.
  // +optional
  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time evictionTime = 2;

  // (brief) reason why this entry was added to the list.
  // +optional
  optional string reason = 3;

  // Human readable message indicating why this entry was added to the list.
  // +optional
  optional string message = 4;
}

Contributor: i) changes to the Program, and ii) additions to the Program; where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contributor itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not include additions to the Program which: (i) are separate modules of software distributed in conjunction with the Program under their own license...

language.
</p>

<p>
A link of the form [<a href="#Language_versions">Go 1.xx</a>] indicates that a described
language feature (or some aspect of it) was changed or added with language version 1.xx and
thus requires at minimum that language version to build.
For details, see the <a href="#Language_versions">linked section</a>
in the <a href="#Appendix">appendix</a>.
</p>

- [`KT-62655`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-62655) Don't report a warning when new members and new supertypes are added to open expect actualization
- [`KT-62313`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-62313) Kotlin/Native Compiler crash: ClassCastException in IntrinsicGenerator

The key updated docs are:

* Python Types Intro:
    * [Type Hints with Metadata Annotations](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/python-types/#type-hints-with-metadata-annotations).