diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
index ce49a7ff5f0..283444539d5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ type StatefulSetSpec struct {
 	// policy allows the lifecycle to be altered, for example by deleting persistent
 	// volume claims when their stateful set is deleted, or when their pod is scaled
 	// down. This requires the StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC feature gate to be enabled,
-	// which is alpha.
+	// which is beta.
 	// +optional
 	PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy *StatefulSetPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy `json:"persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy"`