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+remove deprecated code in preparation for v1.0 release:
+    - remove ark.heptio.com API group
+    - remove support for reading ark-backup.json files from object storage
+    - remove Ark field from RestoreResult type
+    - remove support for "hook.backup.ark.heptio.com/..." annotations for specifying hooks
+    - remove support for $HOME/.config/ark/ client config directory
+    - remove support for restoring Azure snapshots using short snapshot ID formats in backup metadata
+    - stop applying "velero-restore" label to restored resources and remove it from the API pkg
+    - remove code that strips the "gc.ark.heptio.com" finalizer from backups
+    - remove support for "backup.ark.heptio.com/..." annotations for requesting restic backups
+    - remove "ark"-prefixed prometheus metrics
+    - remove VolumeBackups field and related code from Backup's status