diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 265aae36c99..34d9e6713cd 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	ResourceQuotaScopeSelectors:                 {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	CSIBlockVolume:                              {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	RuntimeClass:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
-	NodeLease:                                   {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	NodeLease:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	SCTPSupport:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	VolumeSnapshotDataSource:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	ProcMountType:                               {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index 5f97d6d8308..543025b37f8 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -971,6 +971,16 @@ items:
     - volumeattachments
     verbs:
     - get
+  - apiGroups:
+    - coordination.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - leases
+    verbs:
+    - create
+    - delete
+    - get
+    - patch
+    - update
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata: