diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
index 767d212823..faab302eb6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Keys(featureList FeatureList) []string {
 
 // InitFeatureGates are the default feature gates for the init command
 var InitFeatureGates = FeatureList{
-	SelfHosting:         {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
+	SelfHosting:         {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	StoreCertsInSecrets: {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 }