diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 1f84cb7eb2a..743d2b69c2c 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package features
 
 import (
-	apiextensionsfeatures "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	genericfeatures "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
@@ -971,13 +970,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	genericfeatures.KMSv1: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
 
-	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
-	// unintentionally on either side:
-
-	apiextensionsfeatures.CRDValidationRatcheting: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-
-	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceFieldSelectors: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-
 	// features with duplicate definition in apiserver/controller-manager
 
 	CloudControllerManagerWebhook: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 49bc5f92de4..925f61dc1e3 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package features
 
 import (
+	apiextensionsfeatures "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/version"
 	genericfeatures "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
+	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
+	// unintentionally on either side:
+	apiextensionsfeatures.CRDValidationRatcheting: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.30"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	},
+
 	CrossNamespaceVolumeDataSource: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.26"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
@@ -109,6 +117,13 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.21"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
+	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
+	// unintentionally on either side:
+	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceFieldSelectors: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.30"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	},
+
 	DevicePluginCDIDevices: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.29"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index b41d13e5364..3b72a04cb8a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package features
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/version"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
 )
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @alexzielenski
 	// alpha: v1.28
+	// beta: v1.30
 	//
 	// Ignores errors raised on unchanged fields of Custom Resources
 	// across UPDATE/PATCH requests.
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @jpbetz
 	// alpha: v1.30
+	// beta: v1.31
+	// ga: v1.32
 	//
 	// CustomResourceDefinitions may include SelectableFields to declare which fields
 	// may be used as field selectors.
@@ -44,13 +49,22 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	utilfeature.DefaultMutableFeatureGate.Add(defaultKubernetesFeatureGates)
+	runtime.Must(utilfeature.DefaultMutableFeatureGate.AddVersioned(defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates))
 }
 
-// defaultKubernetesFeatureGates consists of all known Kubernetes-specific feature keys.
-// To add a new feature, define a key for it above and add it here. The features will be
+// defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates consists of all known Kubernetes-specific feature keys with VersionedSpecs.
+// To add a new feature, define a key for it above and add it below. The features will be
 // available throughout Kubernetes binaries.
-var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
-	CRDValidationRatcheting:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	CustomResourceFieldSelectors: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+// To support n-3 compatibility version, features may only be removed 3 releases after graduation.
+//
+// Entries are alphabetized.
+var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.VersionedSpecs{
+	CRDValidationRatcheting: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.30"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	},
+	CustomResourceFieldSelectors: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.30"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	},
 }