diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index b03f369ca33..13496837f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @danwinship
 	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/3178
 	// alpha: v1.25
+	// beta: v1.27
 	//
 	// Causes kubelet to no longer create legacy IPTables rules
 	IPTablesOwnershipCleanup featuregate.Feature = "IPTablesOwnershipCleanup"
@@ -936,7 +937,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	InTreePluginvSphereUnregister: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
-	IPTablesOwnershipCleanup: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	IPTablesOwnershipCleanup: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	JobPodFailurePolicy: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},