diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 6029bfe7a6a..372708e1f46 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 
 	RelaxedEnvironmentVariableValidation: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.30"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.32"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
 	ReloadKubeletServerCertificateFile: {
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index c21e54f9fd7..05fba614e78 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.30"
+  - default: true
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Beta
+    version: "1.32"
 - name: ReloadKubeletServerCertificateFile
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: true