diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9085ca78827..e48c2bdf5de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ Adding a new version? You'll need three changes:
   to Konnect.
   [#5453](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5453)
 - Added `SanitizeKonnectConfigDumps` feature gate allowing to enable sanitizing
-  sensitive data in Konnect configuration dumps.
+  sensitive data (like TLS private keys, Secret-sourced Plugins configuration, etc.) 
+  in Konnect configuration dumps. It's turned on by default.
   [#5489](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5489)
+  [#5573](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5573)
 - Kong Plugin's `config` field now is sanitized when it contains sensitive data
   sourced from a Secret (i.e. `configFrom` or `configPatches` is used).
   [#5495](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5495)
diff --git a/FEATURE_GATES.md b/FEATURE_GATES.md
index b003bbb3a73..29de4951ef3 100644
--- a/FEATURE_GATES.md
+++ b/FEATURE_GATES.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Features that reach GA and over time become stable will be removed from this tab
 | FillIDs                    | `true`  | Beta  | 3.0.0  | TBD   |
 | RewriteURIs                | `false` | Alpha | 2.12.0 | TBD   |
 | KongServiceFacade          | `false` | Alpha | 3.1.0  | TBD   |
-| SanitizeKonnectConfigDumps | `false` | Alpha | 3.1.0  | TBD   |
+| SanitizeKonnectConfigDumps | `true`  | Alpha | 3.1.0  | TBD   |
 
 **NOTE**: The `Gateway` feature gate refers to [Gateway
  API](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api) APIs which are in
diff --git a/internal/manager/featuregates/feature_gates.go b/internal/manager/featuregates/feature_gates.go
index 569350674c7..a1a0f7c5f67 100644
--- a/internal/manager/featuregates/feature_gates.go
+++ b/internal/manager/featuregates/feature_gates.go
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ func GetFeatureGatesDefaults() FeatureGates {
 		FillIDsFeature:             true,
 		RewriteURIsFeature:         false,
 		KongServiceFacade:          false,
-		SanitizeKonnectConfigDumps: false,
+		SanitizeKonnectConfigDumps: true,
 	}
 }