diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index 0cfe333456d..25bc39bcd74 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -4299,7 +4299,7 @@
         },
         "nodeExpandSecretRef": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.SecretReference",
-          "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
+          "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
         },
         "nodePublishSecretRef": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.SecretReference",
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
index 6b4be7a6ce5..8e16408945a 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/io.k8s.api.core.v1.SecretReference"
               }
             ],
-            "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
+            "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
           },
           "nodePublishSecretRef": {
             "allOf": [
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json
index 77cbf934d80..196d83d409d 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/io.k8s.api.core.v1.SecretReference"
               }
             ],
-            "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
+            "description": "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed."
           },
           "nodePublishSecretRef": {
             "allOf": [
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index c782e4f5e13..d796a876d3d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -1749,9 +1749,10 @@ type CSIPersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	// NodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing
 	// sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI
 	// NodeExpandVolume call.
-	// This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
+	// This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
 	// This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the
 	// secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.
+	// +featureGate=CSINodeExpandSecret
 	// +optional
 	NodeExpandSecretRef *SecretReference
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index a224984a72e..cc4fb88c7bd 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -16303,7 +16303,7 @@ func schema_k8sio_api_core_v1_CSIPersistentVolumeSource(ref common.ReferenceCall
 					},
 					"nodeExpandSecretRef": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
+							Description: "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
 							Ref:         ref("k8s.io/api/core/v1.SecretReference"),
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
index b32d2316c43..ada1a0d8f94 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/generated.proto
@@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ message CSIPersistentVolumeSource {
   // nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing
   // sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI
   // NodeExpandVolume call.
-  // This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
+  // This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
   // This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the
   // secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.
+  // +featureGate=CSINodeExpandSecret
   // +optional
   optional SecretReference nodeExpandSecretRef = 10;
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index 5a4ea21d1e7..4dcfd8fab47 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -1834,9 +1834,10 @@ type CSIPersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	// nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing
 	// sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI
 	// NodeExpandVolume call.
-	// This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
+	// This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate.
 	// This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the
 	// secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.
+	// +featureGate=CSINodeExpandSecret
 	// +optional
 	NodeExpandSecretRef *SecretReference `json:"nodeExpandSecretRef,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=nodeExpandSecretRef"`
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
index c2d4475a241..8e3831fce75 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ var map_CSIPersistentVolumeSource = map[string]string{
 	"nodeStageSecretRef":         "nodeStageSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeStageVolume and NodeStageVolume and NodeUnstageVolume calls. This field is optional, and may be empty if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
 	"nodePublishSecretRef":       "nodePublishSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodePublishVolume and NodeUnpublishVolume calls. This field is optional, and may be empty if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
 	"controllerExpandSecretRef":  "controllerExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI ControllerExpandVolume call. This field is optional, and may be empty if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
-	"nodeExpandSecretRef":        "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is an alpha field and requires enabling CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
+	"nodeExpandSecretRef":        "nodeExpandSecretRef is a reference to the secret object containing sensitive information to pass to the CSI driver to complete the CSI NodeExpandVolume call. This is a beta field which is enabled default by CSINodeExpandSecret feature gate. This field is optional, may be omitted if no secret is required. If the secret object contains more than one secret, all secrets are passed.",
 }
 
 func (CSIPersistentVolumeSource) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {