diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
index 71aaa119069..46d855959bf 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func NewKubeadmCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 			kubeadm: easily bootstrap a secure Kubernetes cluster.
 
 			    ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-			    │ KUBEADM IS ALPHA, DO NOT USE IT FOR PRODUCTION CLUSTERS! │
+			    │ KUBEADM IS BETA, DO NOT USE IT FOR PRODUCTION CLUSTERS!  │
 			    │                                                          │
 			    │ But, please try it out! Give us feedback at:             │
 			    │ https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues             │
-			    │ and at-mention @kubernetes/sig-cluster-lifecycle         │
+			    │ and at-mention @kubernetes/sig-cluster-lifecycle-misc    │
 			    └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 
 			Example usage:
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 58a4b601b69..03e1614bb82 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func NewCmdInit(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 func NewInit(cfgPath string, cfg *kubeadmapi.MasterConfiguration, skipPreFlight bool) (*Init, error) {
 
-	fmt.Println("[kubeadm] WARNING: kubeadm is in alpha, please do not use it for production clusters.")
+	fmt.Println("[kubeadm] WARNING: kubeadm is in beta, please do not use it for production clusters.")
 
 	if cfgPath != "" {
 		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgPath)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
index 8a574a0acf6..dd2c23b2681 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ type Join struct {
 }
 
 func NewJoin(cfgPath string, args []string, cfg *kubeadmapi.NodeConfiguration, skipPreFlight bool) (*Join, error) {
-	fmt.Println("[kubeadm] WARNING: kubeadm is in alpha, please do not use it for production clusters.")
+	fmt.Println("[kubeadm] WARNING: kubeadm is in beta, please do not use it for production clusters.")
 
 	if cfgPath != "" {
 		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgPath)