diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 5f49f6b3f47..37ead063796 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 	CSIMigrationPortworx: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.23"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.25"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // On by default (requires Portworx CSI driver)
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},                    // On by default (requires Portworx CSI driver)
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.36
 	},
 
 	CSIVolumeHealth: {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csimigration/plugin_manager_test.go b/pkg/volume/csimigration/plugin_manager_test.go
index c6df9b586f1..ee7ca9eaf05 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csimigration/plugin_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csimigration/plugin_manager_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/version"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func TestIsMigratable(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range testCases {
 		pm := NewPluginManager(csiTranslator, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate)
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Testing %v", test.name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			// TODO: this will be removed in 1.36
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateEmulationVersionDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, version.MustParse("1.32"))
 			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, test.pluginFeature, test.pluginFeatureEnabled)
 			migratable, err := pm.IsMigratable(test.spec)
 			if migratable != test.isMigratable {
@@ -147,6 +150,8 @@ func TestMigrationFeatureFlagStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range testCases {
 		pm := NewPluginManager(csiTranslator, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate)
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Testing %v", test.name), func(t *testing.T) {
+			// TODO: this will be removed in 1.36
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateEmulationVersionDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, version.MustParse("1.32"))
 			if len(test.pluginFeature) > 0 {
 				featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, test.pluginFeature, test.pluginFeatureEnabled)
 			}
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 33f350f70d6..e5add626946 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.31"
+  - default: true
+    lockToDefault: true
+    preRelease: GA
+    version: "1.33"
 - name: CSIVolumeHealth
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false