diff --git a/features.md b/features.md
index b7ee33cfcec..6eb5b5bf4ca 100644
--- a/features.md
+++ b/features.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 | ConfidentialCluster| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | Example2| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | ExternalOIDCExternalClaimsSourcing| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
-| ExternalSnapshotMetadata| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | MachineAPIMigrationVSphere| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | NetworkConnect| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | |  |
 | NewOLMBoxCutterRuntime| | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@
 | EtcdBackendQuota| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | Example| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | ExternalOIDCWithUpstreamParity| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
+| ExternalSnapshotMetadata| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | GCPCustomAPIEndpoints| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | GCPCustomAPIEndpointsInstall| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | GCPDualStackInstall| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
diff --git a/features/features.go b/features/features.go
index de530fa66b0..6479016e60b 100644
--- a/features/features.go
+++ b/features/features.go
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ var (
 
 	FeatureGateExternalSnapshotMetadata = newFeatureGate("ExternalSnapshotMetadata").
 						reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Storage / Kubernetes External Components").
-						contactPerson("jdobson").
+						contactPerson("rbednar").
 						productScope(kubernetes).
 						enhancementPR("https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/3314").
-						enable(inDevPreviewNoUpgrade()).
+						enable(inTechPreviewNoUpgrade(), inDevPreviewNoUpgrade()).
 						mustRegister()
 
 	FeatureGateExternalOIDC = newFeatureGate("ExternalOIDC").
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index c527e026146..e9fa532ab63 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
                     {
                         "name": "ExternalOIDCExternalClaimsSourcing"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "name": "ExternalSnapshotMetadata"
-                    },
                     {
                         "name": "MachineAPIMigrationAzure"
                     },
@@ -240,6 +237,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "ExternalOIDCWithUpstreamParity"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "ExternalSnapshotMetadata"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "GCPCustomAPIEndpoints"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 233599c2005..d11cfadd026 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-4-10-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
                     {
                         "name": "ExternalOIDCExternalClaimsSourcing"
                     },
-                    {
-                        "name": "ExternalSnapshotMetadata"
-                    },
                     {
                         "name": "HyperShiftOnlyDynamicResourceAllocation"
                     },
@@ -216,6 +213,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "ExternalOIDCWithUpstreamParity"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "ExternalSnapshotMetadata"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "GCPCustomAPIEndpoints"
                     },