diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index e312a250a55..5561d6be8f0 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const (
 	CSIPersistentVolume utilfeature.Feature = "CSIPersistentVolume"
 
 	// owner @MrHohn
-	// alpha: v1.9
+	// beta: v1.10
 	//
 	// Support configurable pod DNS parameters.
 	CustomPodDNS utilfeature.Feature = "CustomPodDNS"
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	MountContainers:                             {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	VolumeScheduling:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	CSIPersistentVolume:                         {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
-	CustomPodDNS:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	CustomPodDNS:                                {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	BlockVolume:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	StorageProtection:                           {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	ResourceLimitsPriorityFunction:              {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index d1b464fd406..141ad14aa6c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -2808,7 +2808,6 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// DNS parameters given in DNSConfig will be merged with the policy selected with DNSPolicy.
 	// To have DNS options set along with hostNetwork, you have to specify DNS policy
 	// explicitly to 'ClusterFirstWithHostNet'.
-	// Note that 'None' policy is an alpha feature introduced in v1.9 and CustomPodDNS feature gate must be enabled to use it.
 	// +optional
 	DNSPolicy DNSPolicy `json:"dnsPolicy,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=dnsPolicy,casttype=DNSPolicy"`
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node.
@@ -2905,7 +2904,6 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// Specifies the DNS parameters of a pod.
 	// Parameters specified here will be merged to the generated DNS
 	// configuration based on DNSPolicy.
-	// This is an alpha feature introduced in v1.9 and CustomPodDNS feature gate must be enabled to use it.
 	// +optional
 	DNSConfig *PodDNSConfig `json:"dnsConfig,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,26,opt,name=dnsConfig"`
 }