diff --git a/pkg/apis/apps/types.go b/pkg/apis/apps/types.go
index e8e2f5b2eca..b5c65ae9b56 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/types.go
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	// Total number of terminating pods targeted by this deployment. Terminating pods have a non-null
 	// .metadata.deletionTimestamp and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32
 
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ type ReplicaSetStatus struct {
 	// The number of terminating pods for this replica set. Terminating pods have a non-null .metadata.deletionTimestamp
 	// and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32
 
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 8cc208a2799..e884c00d9a0 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 
 	DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.35"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
 	DisableAllocatorDualWrite: {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
index 4cf54cc99b6..4ee6fdf2b65 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1/types.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	// Total number of terminating pods targeted by this deployment. Terminating pods have a non-null
 	// .metadata.deletionTimestamp and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ type ReplicaSetStatus struct {
 	// The number of terminating pods for this replica set. Terminating pods have a non-null .metadata.deletionTimestamp
 	// and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1/types.go
index 0cf7b4db94f..c9983645fdc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	// Total number of terminating pods targeted by this deployment. Terminating pods have a non-null
 	// .metadata.deletionTimestamp and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
index 6bdcc2ea9c0..154eda8b14f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	// Total number of terminating pods targeted by this deployment. Terminating pods have a non-null
 	// .metadata.deletionTimestamp and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ type ReplicaSetStatus struct {
 	// The number of terminating pods for this replica set. Terminating pods have a non-null .metadata.deletionTimestamp
 	// and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
index c7b50e0590c..c0d8b4f9592 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ type DeploymentStatus struct {
 	// Total number of terminating pods targeted by this deployment. Terminating pods have a non-null
 	// .metadata.deletionTimestamp and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`
 
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ type ReplicaSetStatus struct {
 	// The number of terminating pods for this replica set. Terminating pods have a non-null .metadata.deletionTimestamp
 	// and have not yet reached the Failed or Succeeded .status.phase.
 	//
-	// This is an alpha field. Enable DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas to be able to use this field.
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling DeploymentReplicaSetTerminatingReplicas feature (enabled by default).
 	// +optional
 	TerminatingReplicas *int32 `json:"terminatingReplicas,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=terminatingReplicas"`