diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication.md b/content/en/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication.md
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--- a/content/en/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication.md
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@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer 31ada4fd-adec-460c-809a-9e56ceb75269
 
 ### Bootstrap Tokens
 
-This feature is currently in **alpha**.
+This feature is currently in **beta**.
 
 To allow for streamlined bootstrapping for new clusters, Kubernetes includes a
 dynamically-managed Bearer token type called a *Bootstrap Token*. These tokens