diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index cc8b12b3f6d..7f009c10555 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	StartupProbe:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.23
 	AllowInsecureBackendProxy:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	PodDisruptionBudget:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	CronJobControllerV2:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	CronJobControllerV2:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	DaemonSetUpdateSurge:                           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ServiceTopology:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ServiceAppProtocol:                             {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},