diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 12e3fba4941..0bf79e5ddd7 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceValidation:        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceSubresources:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceWebhookConversion: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourcePublishOpenAPI:    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourcePublishOpenAPI:    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	// features that enable backwards compatibility but are scheduled to be removed
 	// ...
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index a83f27e5efb..72ff90993ca 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	CustomResourceValidation:        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CustomResourceSubresources:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CustomResourceWebhookConversion: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	CustomResourcePublishOpenAPI:    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	CustomResourcePublishOpenAPI:    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 }