v1.16.0-rc1

Features

Apply commit label on resources created/updated when --commitlabel is passed #2279 (praddy26)

Added --ignorenotfound flag for all resources' deletion which returns a zero exit status even if the resource is not found. Default value is false. #2293 (blackfly19)
Added --allowconflicts flag which forces spec apply even if conflicting resources exist with different deployment ID. Default value is false. #2338 (blackfly19)

dump HTTP request/response for function test #2348 (shubham4443)
Rbac resources per release #2302 (sanketsudake)
Fix validation for secret & configmap reference with function #2349 (blackfly19)
Added validation to keda types and updated help #2346 (blackfly19)
Changed spec deletion order according to dependency #2344 (blackfly19)
Prevent env deletion if any function exists #2343 (blackfly19)
make graceperiod configurable for container functions #2337 (shubham4443)
show error while creating mqtrigger if given function is not present #2306 (shubham4443)
Kafka connector namespace issue #2298 (blackfly19)

With addition of OpenTelemetry, we would be soon removing OpenTracing instrumentation.
HTTPTrigger/Route creation from Fission CLI is deprecated. Use fission route create instead. PR #2171
We have deprecated Spec.Method in HTTPTrigger since 1.13.0, please use Spec.Methods instead.