diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 4a1348457ec..8e29055e8f3 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	ExecProbeTimeout: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA}, // lock to default and remove after v1.22 based on KEP #1972 update
 
-	RetryGenerateName: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	RetryGenerateName: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	GracefulNodeShutdown: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index dbd41b8c5f0..053f69af297 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	RemainingItemCount: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.32
 
-	RetryGenerateName: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	RetryGenerateName: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	SeparateCacheWatchRPC: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
index cb5a5c1c68a..25fe2700b76 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store_test.go
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ func (m *sequentialNameGenerator) GenerateName(base string) string {
 }
 
 func TestStoreCreateWithRetryNameGenerate(t *testing.T) {
-	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RetryGenerateName, true)
 
 	namedObj := func(id int) *example.Pod {
 		return &example.Pod{
@@ -448,6 +447,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateWithRetryNameGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStoreCreateWithRetryNameGenerateFeatureDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RetryGenerateName, false)
 	namedObj := func(id int) *example.Pod {
 		return &example.Pod{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fmt.Sprintf("prefix-%d", id), Namespace: "test"},
@@ -2973,6 +2973,8 @@ func (p *predictableNameGenerator) GenerateName(base string) string {
 }
 
 func TestStoreCreateGenerateNameConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RetryGenerateName, false)
+
 	// podA will be stored with name foo12345
 	podA := &example.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", Namespace: "test"},