diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index bc03cbc2f67..4a8f6a5d05d 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	genericfeatures.DynamicAuditing:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	genericfeatures.APIResponseCompression:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 	genericfeatures.ServerSideApply:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.APIPriorityAndFairness:  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
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 f0b5308e83a..463146e1e84 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @apelisse
 	// alpha: v1.12
 	// beta: v1.13
+	// stable: v1.18
 	//
 	// Allow requests to be processed but not stored, so that
 	// validation, merging, mutation can be tested without
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	DynamicAuditing:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	APIResponseCompression:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 	RemainingItemCount:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	ServerSideApply:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	StorageVersionHash:      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},