diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 908f76bd762..171576119dc 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	genericfeatures.ServerSideApply: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
-	genericfeatures.ServerSideFieldValidation: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	genericfeatures.ServerSideFieldValidation: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	// features that enable backwards compatibility but are scheduled to be removed
 	// ...
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 54d1e15bf6e..2de53b745b0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @kevindelgado
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/2885
 	// alpha: v1.23
+	// beta: v1.24
 	//
 	// Enables server-side field validation.
 	ServerSideFieldValidation featuregate.Feature = "ServerSideFieldValidation"
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	ServerSideApply: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
-	ServerSideFieldValidation: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	ServerSideFieldValidation: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	StorageVersionAPI: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},