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-- [v1.16.0-beta.2](#v1160-beta2)
-  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-beta.2](#downloads-for-v1160-beta2)
+- [v1.16.0-rc.1](#v1160-rc1)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-rc.1](#downloads-for-v1160-rc1)
     - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
     - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
     - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
-  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-beta.1](#changelog-since-v1160-beta1)
+  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-beta.2](#changelog-since-v1160-beta2)
     - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes)
-- [v1.16.0-beta.1](#v1160-beta1)
-  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-beta.1](#downloads-for-v1160-beta1)
+- [v1.16.0-beta.2](#v1160-beta2)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-beta.2](#downloads-for-v1160-beta2)
     - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-1)
     - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-1)
     - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-1)
-  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.3](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha3)
-    - [Action Required](#action-required)
+  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-beta.1](#changelog-since-v1160-beta1)
     - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-1)
-- [v1.16.0-alpha.3](#v1160-alpha3)
-  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.3](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha3)
+- [v1.16.0-beta.1](#v1160-beta1)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-beta.1](#downloads-for-v1160-beta1)
     - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-2)
     - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-2)
     - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-2)
-  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.2](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha2)
-    - [Action Required](#action-required-1)
+  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.3](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha3)
+    - [Action Required](#action-required)
     - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-2)
-- [v1.16.0-alpha.2](#v1160-alpha2)
-  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.2](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha2)
+- [v1.16.0-alpha.3](#v1160-alpha3)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.3](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha3)
     - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-3)
     - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-3)
     - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-3)
-  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.1](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha1)
-    - [Action Required](#action-required-2)
+  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.2](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha2)
+    - [Action Required](#action-required-1)
     - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-3)
-- [v1.16.0-alpha.1](#v1160-alpha1)
-  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.1](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha1)
+- [v1.16.0-alpha.2](#v1160-alpha2)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.2](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha2)
     - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-4)
     - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-4)
     - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-4)
+  - [Changelog since v1.16.0-alpha.1](#changelog-since-v1160-alpha1)
+    - [Action Required](#action-required-2)
+    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-4)
+- [v1.16.0-alpha.1](#v1160-alpha1)
+  - [Downloads for v1.16.0-alpha.1](#downloads-for-v1160-alpha1)
+    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-5)
+    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-5)
+    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-5)
   - [Changelog since v1.15.0](#changelog-since-v1150)
     - [Action Required](#action-required-3)
-    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-4)
+    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-5)
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+# v1.16.0-rc.1
+
+[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io)
+
+## Downloads for v1.16.0-rc.1
+
+
+filename | sha512 hash
+-------- | -----------
+[kubernetes.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes.tar.gz) | `2feadb470a8b0d498dff2c122d792109bc48e24bfc7f49b4b2b40a268061c83d9541cbcf902f2b992d6675e38d69ccdded9435ac488e041ff73d0c2dc518a5a9`
+[kubernetes-src.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-src.tar.gz) | `6d8877e735e041c989c0fca9dd9e57e5960299e74f66f69907b5e1265419c69ed3006c0161e0ced63073e28073355a5627154cf5db53b296b4a209b006b45db0`
+
+### Client Binaries
+
+filename | sha512 hash
+-------- | -----------
+[kubernetes-client-darwin-386.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-darwin-386.tar.gz) | `27bbfcb709854a9625dbb22c357492c1818bc1986b94e8cf727c046d596c4f1fe385df5b2ce61baaf95b066d584a8c04190215eaf979e12707c6449766e84810`
+[kubernetes-client-darwin-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) | `9c2ea22e188282356cd532801cb94d799bde5a5716f037b81e7f83273f699bf80776b253830e3a4e1a72c420f0c0b84e28ae043c9d28a49e9455e6b1449a353c`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-386.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-386.tar.gz) | `bbba78b8f972d0c247ed11e88010fc934a694efce8d2605635902b4a22f5ecc7e710f640bcefbba97ef28f6db68b9d8fb9e6a4a099603493c1ddcc5fd50c0d17`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-amd64.tar.gz) | `f2f04dc9b93d1c8f5295d3f559a3abdd19ea7011741aa006b2cd96542c06a6892d7ed2bad8479c89e7d6ae0ed0685e68d5096bd5a46431c8cab8a90c04f1f00c`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-arm.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-arm.tar.gz) | `77d1f5b4783f7480d879d0b7682b1d46e730e7fb8edbc6eccd96986c31ceecbf123cd9fd11c5a388218a8c693b1b545daed28ca88f36ddaca06adac4422e4be5`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-arm64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-arm64.tar.gz) | `0b57aa1dbbce51136789cb373d93e641d1f095a4bc9695d60917e85c814c8959a4d6e33224dc86295210d01e73e496091a191f303348f3b652a2b6160b1e6059`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) | `847065d541dece0fc931947146dbc90b181f923137772f26c7c93476e022f4f654e00f9928df7a13a9dec27075dd8134bdb168b5c57d4efa29ed20a6a2112272`
+[kubernetes-client-linux-s390x.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-linux-s390x.tar.gz) | `d7e8a808da9e2551ca7d8e7cb25222cb9ac01595f78ebbc86152ae1c21620d4d8478ef3d374d69f47403ca913fc716fbaa81bd3ff082db2fc5814ef8dc66eeec`
+[kubernetes-client-windows-386.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-windows-386.tar.gz) | `c9cf6a6b9f2f29152af974d30f3fd97ba33693d5cbbf8fc76bcf6590979e7ac8307e5da4f84a646cec6b68f6fa1a83aa1ce24eb6429baa0a39c92d5901bd80be`
+[kubernetes-client-windows-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-client-windows-amd64.tar.gz) | `ebea0c0b64d251e6023e8a5a100aa609bc278c797170765da2e35c8997efc233bec9f8d1436aeee1cd6459e30ec78ba64b84de47c26a4e4645e153e5e598202b`
+
+### Server Binaries
+
+filename | sha512 hash
+-------- | -----------
+[kubernetes-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz) | `2fe7ccce15e705826c4ccfce48df8130ba89a0c930bca4b61f49267e9d490f57cf6220671752e44e55502bee501a9af2f0ac3927378a87b466f2526fa6e45834`
+[kubernetes-server-linux-arm.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-server-linux-arm.tar.gz) | `6eb77e59095a1de9eb21e7065e8d10b7d0baf1888991a42089ede6d4f8a8cac0b17ae793914eef5796d56d8f0b958203d5df1f7ed45856dce7244c9f047f9793`
+[kubernetes-server-linux-arm64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-server-linux-arm64.tar.gz) | `429ce0d5459384c9d3a2bb103924eebc4c30343c821252dde8f4413fcf29cc73728d378bfd193c443479bde6bfd26e0a13c036d4d4ae22034d66f6cad70f684d`
+[kubernetes-server-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-server-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) | `18041d9c99efc00c8c9dbb6444974efdbf4969a4f75faea75a3c859b1ee8485d2bf3f01b7942a524dcd6a71c82af7a5937fc9120286e920cf2d501b7c76ab160`
+[kubernetes-server-linux-s390x.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-server-linux-s390x.tar.gz) | `2124c3d8856e50ca6b2b61d83f108ab921a1217fac2a80bf765d51b68f4e67d504471787d375524974173782aa37c57b6bf1fc6c7704ed7e6cabe15ec3c543b1`
+
+### Node Binaries
+
+filename | sha512 hash
+-------- | -----------
+[kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-linux-amd64.tar.gz) | `ea1bcd8cc51fbc95058a8a592eb454c07ab5dadc1c237bbc59f278f8adc46bda1f334e73463e1edbd6da5469c4a527ceb1cb0a96686493d3ff4e8878dd1c9a20`
+[kubernetes-node-linux-arm.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-linux-arm.tar.gz) | `e5d62df5fd086ff5712f59f71ade9efcf617a13c567de965ce54c79f3909372bed4edbf6639cf058fe1d5c4042f794e1c6a91e5e20d9dcce597a95dedf2474b2`
+[kubernetes-node-linux-arm64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-linux-arm64.tar.gz) | `5aa0a7a3d02b65253e4e814e51cea6dd895170f2838fea02f94e4efd3f938dbf83bc7f209801856b98420373c04147fab9cb8791d24d51dcedf960068dfe6fda`
+[kubernetes-node-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) | `f54bc5ae188f8ecb3ddcae20e06237430dd696f444a5c65b0aa3be79ad85c5b500625fa47ed0e126f6e738eb5d9ee082b52482a6913ec6d22473520fa6582e66`
+[kubernetes-node-linux-s390x.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-linux-s390x.tar.gz) | `afa4f9b747fff20ed03d40092a2df60dbd6ced0de7fd0c83c001866c4fe5b7117468e2f8c73cbef26f376b69b4750f188143076953fc200e8a5cc002c8ac705b`
+[kubernetes-node-windows-amd64.tar.gz](https://dl.k8s.io/v1.16.0-rc.1/kubernetes-node-windows-amd64.tar.gz) | `e9b76014a1d4268ad66ade06883dd3344c6312ece14ee988af645bdf9c5e9b62c31a0e339f774c67799b777314db6016d86a3753855c7d2eb461fbbf4e154ae7`
+
+## Changelog since v1.16.0-beta.2
+
+### Other notable changes
+
+* Update Cluster Autoscaler to 1.16.0; changelog: https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/releases/tag/cluster-autoscaler-1.16.0 ([#82501](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82501), [@losipiuk](https://github.com/losipiuk))
+* Resolved regression serving custom resources with unhandled validation schemas with the ServerSideApply feature enabled ([#82438](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82438), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
+* Fix filter plugins are not been called during preemption ([#81876](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81876), [@wgliang](https://github.com/wgliang))
+* Fix the dns suffix search list for GCE window clusters. ([#82314](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82314), [@lzang](https://github.com/lzang))
+* Install and start logging agent based on kube env ENABLE_NODE_LOGGING. ([#81300](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81300), [@liyanhui1228](https://github.com/liyanhui1228))
+* kubeadm: Allow users to skip the kube-proxy init addon phase during init and still be able to join a cluster and perform some other minor operations (but not upgrade). ([#82248](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82248), [@rosti](https://github.com/rosti))
+* Bump metrics-server to v0.3.4 ([#82322](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82322), [@olagacek](https://github.com/olagacek))
+* Updated default etcd service used by kubernetes to 3.3.15 ([#82199](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82199), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))
+
+
+
 # v1.16.0-beta.2
 
 [Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io)