diff --git a/build/Makefile b/build/Makefile
index f3d4d03b1f..e03c98b653 100644
--- a/build/Makefile
+++ b/build/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ KIND_CONTAINER_NAME=$(KIND_PROFILE)-control-plane
 GS_TEST_IMAGE ?= us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/simple-game-server:0.28
 
 # Enable all alpha feature gates. Keep in sync with `false` (alpha) entries in pkg/util/runtime/features.go:featureDefaults
-ALPHA_FEATURE_GATES ?= "PlayerAllocationFilter=true&PlayerTracking=true&CountsAndLists=true&DisableResyncOnSDKServer=true&Example=true"
+ALPHA_FEATURE_GATES ?= "PlayerAllocationFilter=true&PlayerTracking=true&CountsAndLists=true&Example=true"
 
 # Build with Windows support
 WITH_WINDOWS=1
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index c36928dd40..898037d622 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ steps:
         declare -A versionsAndRegions=( [1.27]=us-east1 [1.28]=us-west1 [1.29]=europe-west1 )
 
         # Keep in sync with (the inverse of) pkg/util/runtime/features.go:featureDefaults
-        featureWithGate="PlayerAllocationFilter=true&PlayerTracking=true&FleetAllocationOverflow=false&CountsAndLists=true&DisableResyncOnSDKServer=true&Example=true"
+        featureWithGate="PlayerAllocationFilter=true&PlayerTracking=true&FleetAllocationOverflow=false&CountsAndLists=true&DisableResyncOnSDKServer=false&Example=true"
         featureWithoutGate=""
 
         # Use this if specific feature gates can only be supported on specific Kubernetes versions.
diff --git a/install/helm/agones/defaultfeaturegates.yaml b/install/helm/agones/defaultfeaturegates.yaml
index 5df1ec0259..c72c645e88 100644
--- a/install/helm/agones/defaultfeaturegates.yaml
+++ b/install/helm/agones/defaultfeaturegates.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 # Default values for feature gates. Keep in sync with pkg/util/runtime/features.go:featureDefaults
 
 # Beta features
+DisableResyncOnSDKServer: true
 FleetAllocationOverflow: true
 
 # Alpha features
 CountsAndLists: false
-DisableResyncOnSDKServer: false
 GKEAutopilotExtendedDurationPods: false
 PlayerAllocationFilter: false
 PlayerTracking: false
diff --git a/pkg/util/runtime/features.go b/pkg/util/runtime/features.go
index ad88a0cd42..1270880050 100644
--- a/pkg/util/runtime/features.go
+++ b/pkg/util/runtime/features.go
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ var (
 	// In each of these, keep the feature sorted by descending maturity then alphabetical
 	featureDefaults = map[Feature]bool{
 		// Beta features
-		FeatureFleetAllocateOverflow: true,
+		FeatureDisableResyncOnSDKServer: true,
+		FeatureFleetAllocateOverflow:    true,
 
 		// Alpha features
 		FeatureCountsAndLists:                   false,
-		FeatureDisableResyncOnSDKServer:         false,
 		FeatureGKEAutopilotExtendedDurationPods: false,
 		FeaturePlayerAllocationFilter:           false,
 		FeaturePlayerTracking:                   false,
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Guides/feature-stages.md b/site/content/en/docs/Guides/feature-stages.md
index 0eab80a475..368d5c9d95 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Guides/feature-stages.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Guides/feature-stages.md
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ The current set of `alpha` and `beta` feature gates:
 {{% feature publishVersion="1.40.0" %}}
 | Feature Name                                                                                                                | Gate                               | Default  | Stage   | Since  |
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|---------|--------|
+| [DisableResyncOnSDKServer](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/3377)                                            | `DisableResyncOnSDKServer`         | Enabled  | `Beta`  | 1.40.0 |
 | [Allocated GameServers are notified on relevant Fleet Updates][fleet-updates]                                               | `FleetAllocationOverflow`          | Enabled  | `Beta`  | 1.37.0 |
 | [CountsAndLists](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2716)                                                      | `CountsAndLists`                   | Disabled | `Alpha` | 1.37.0 |
-| [DisableResyncOnSDKServer](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/3377)                                            | `DisableResyncOnSDKServer`         | Disabled | `Alpha` | 1.37.0 |
 | [Support for Extended Duration Pods on GKE Autopilot (*1.28+ only*)](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/3386)  | `GKEAutopilotExtendedDurationPods` | Disabled | `Alpha` | 1.37.0 |
 | [GameServer player capacity filtering on GameServerAllocations](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/1239)       | `PlayerAllocationFilter`           | Disabled | `Alpha` | 1.14.0 |
 | [Player Tracking]({{< ref "/docs/Guides/player-tracking.md" >}})                                                            | `PlayerTracking`                   | Disabled | `Alpha` | 1.6.0  |