diff --git a/.chloggen/config-print-feature-gate.yaml b/.chloggen/config-print-feature-gate.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5261f8f5af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/config-print-feature-gate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: pkg/otelcol
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: This feature has been improved and tested; secure-by-default redacts configopaque values
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [12369]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [user]
diff --git a/otelcol/command_print.go b/otelcol/command_print.go
index ff78d18c162..a35b83e0da3 100644
--- a/otelcol/command_print.go
+++ b/otelcol/command_print.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const featureGateName = "otelcol.printInitialConfig"
 
 var printCommandFeatureFlag = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
 	featureGateName,
-	featuregate.StageAlpha,
+	featuregate.StageBeta,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterFromVersion("v0.120.0"),
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("if set to true, enable the print-config command"),
 )