diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 48e9a43bec3..da951ada6b8 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	genericfeatures.AdvancedAuditing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
-	genericfeatures.CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	genericfeatures.CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	genericfeatures.DryRun: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
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 2de53b745b0..ca9d1c8aed9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @cici37
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/2876
 	// alpha: v1.23
+	// beta: v1.25
 	//
 	// Enables expression validation for Custom Resource
 	CustomResourceValidationExpressions featuregate.Feature = "CustomResourceValidationExpressions"
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	AdvancedAuditing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 
-	CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	DryRun: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},