diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 4161d2b82b9..a30b66fb2fb 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 	InPlacePodVerticalScaling: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.27"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.35"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.38
 	},
 
 	InPlacePodVerticalScalingAllocatedStatus: {
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 041d6b28197..6c8b21c3099 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -663,6 +663,10 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.33"
+  - default: true
+    lockToDefault: true
+    preRelease: GA
+    version: "1.35"
 - name: InPlacePodVerticalScalingAllocatedStatus
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false