diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_actions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_actions.vue
index 4880e7de9d2c1d7c4fedf4517df23d55f462b924..eed6eb2b6eefb4955f45327b27987162fae3acaf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_actions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_actions.vue
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default {
       };
     },
     canLockWorkItem() {
-      return this.canUpdate && this.glFeatures.workItemsMvc;
+      return this.canUpdate && this.glFeatures.workItemsBeta;
     },
     canPromoteToObjective() {
       return this.canUpdate && this.workItemType === WORK_ITEM_TYPE_VALUE_KEY_RESULT;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper.vue
index 662edda13f18e817c542436c09a2b6010b011d21..356ccf659da0c73f860281c9e94896ad2b55b945 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper.vue
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ export default {
       @error="$emit('error', $event)"
     />
     <participants
-      v-if="workItemParticipants && glFeatures.workItemsMvc"
+      v-if="workItemParticipants && glFeatures.workItemsBeta"
       class="gl-mb-5 gl-pt-5 gl-border-t gl-border-gray-50"
       :number-of-less-participants="10"
       :participants="workItemParticipants.participants.nodes"
diff --git a/app/controllers/groups/work_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups/work_items_controller.rb
index bfb5b74d2a574014da382219ea2e8a458c2aca01..c1482f094daea73f14b83c88c0908bd67c63f546 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups/work_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups/work_items_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class WorkItemsController < Groups::ApplicationController
 
     before_action do
       push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items, group&.work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
-      push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, group&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+      push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, group&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
       push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, group&.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
       push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:linked_work_items, group&.linked_work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index 5acb4eb4b2d5d5f34a254abf3dfbf2ac3405869e..2ca7c7e368a3edc9b028f3db4efc0f84a296dd56 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:or_issuable_queries, group)
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:frontend_caching, group)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items, group.work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
-    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, group.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, group.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, group.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:linked_work_items, group.linked_work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:issues_grid_view)
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/incidents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/incidents_controller.rb
index da040c081af1ed13413772e028a45da2dd65a148..9a592046c6e58ca9ce63a38e31070e2c7e418853 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/incidents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/incidents_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Projects::IncidentsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :load_incident, only: [:show]
   before_action do
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items, @project&.work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
-    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, @project&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, @project&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, @project&.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:linked_work_items, @project&.linked_work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:notifications_todos_buttons, current_user)
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
index 7a2b00d5aa6ca1c895d502d20fd93363099b7381..06572f87450cd400ee105c120a52c20a0bb63323 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   before_action only: :show do
-    push_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, project&.group)
-    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, project&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+    push_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, project&.group)
+    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, project&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, project&.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:epic_widget_edit_confirmation, project)
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:display_work_item_epic_issue_sidebar, project)
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/work_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/work_items_controller.rb
index 84cc1b16136fa89cb084676d6620dda7f05b963e..9b75f5e7b9853bedab7888301751b806f9ec1b5d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/work_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/work_items_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Projects::WorkItemsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :authorize_import_access!, only: [:import_csv, :authorize] # rubocop:disable Rails/LexicallyScopedActionFilter
   before_action do
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items, project&.work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
-    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, project&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, project&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, project&.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:linked_work_items, project&.linked_work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 77e0715dbef9e7d6b0e89dde8838e7187d0805ea..1206b3f43a92af978b76ef16d1824ec2253dafd5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     push_licensed_feature(:file_locks) if @project.present? && @project.licensed_feature_available?(:file_locks)
     push_licensed_feature(:security_orchestration_policies) if @project.present? && @project.licensed_feature_available?(:security_orchestration_policies)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items, @project&.work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
-    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc, @project&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?)
+    push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_beta, @project&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:work_items_mvc_2, @project&.work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?)
     push_force_frontend_feature_flag(:linked_work_items, @project&.linked_work_items_feature_flag_enabled?)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index f0464155a2af88d78d0817c28601a74922d764cb..725e1d89edc21d8b424962fa98ccb9d6b0bf33df 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ def work_items_feature_flag_enabled?
     feature_flag_enabled_for_self_or_ancestor?(:work_items)
   end
 
-  def work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?
-    feature_flag_enabled_for_self_or_ancestor?(:work_items_mvc)
+  def work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?
+    feature_flag_enabled_for_self_or_ancestor?(:work_items_beta, type: :beta)
   end
 
   def work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index c255ccfc7fa9a10f624809a2ce6dc3abc29794a2..4d303fe24c8d9f36445c0813eb7a4f3d6b2a8dfa 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -3151,8 +3151,8 @@ def work_items_feature_flag_enabled?
     group&.work_items_feature_flag_enabled? || Feature.enabled?(:work_items, self)
   end
 
-  def work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?
-    group&.work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled? || Feature.enabled?(:work_items_mvc)
+  def work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?
+    group&.work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled? || Feature.enabled?(:work_items_beta, type: :beta)
   end
 
   def work_items_mvc_2_feature_flag_enabled?
diff --git a/config/feature_flags/beta/work_items_beta.yml b/config/feature_flags/beta/work_items_beta.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..22d79f0e38b1a005968bf65eba53c5da938e95c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/feature_flags/beta/work_items_beta.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: work_items_beta
+feature_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377912
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/144141
+rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/issues/17549
+milestone: '16.10'
+group: group::project management
+type: beta
+default_enabled: false
diff --git a/config/feature_flags/development/work_items_mvc.yml b/config/feature_flags/development/work_items_mvc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 928175c70bab032170b1a90d750458cce753c2b7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/config/feature_flags/development/work_items_mvc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-name: work_items_mvc
-introduced_by_url: "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/101062"
-rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377912
-milestone: '15.5'
-type: development
-group: group::project management
-default_enabled: false
diff --git a/doc/architecture/blueprints/work_items/index.md b/doc/architecture/blueprints/work_items/index.md
index 74690d34088f250d1a35cb0d36a84407cd24a3a8..e08ef1fc3d0dadfa226833a343a56cbcef833fc4 100644
--- a/doc/architecture/blueprints/work_items/index.md
+++ b/doc/architecture/blueprints/work_items/index.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ All Work Item types share the same pool of predefined widgets and are customized
 | [WorkItemWidgetStatus](../../../api/graphql/reference/index.md#workitemwidgetstatus) | Status of a work item when type is Requirement, with possible status types being `unverified`, `satisfied`, or `failed` | | |No|
 | [WorkItemWidgetTestReports](../../../api/graphql/reference/index.md#workitemwidgettestreports) | Test reports associated with a work item | | | |
 | [WorkItemWidgetWeight](../../../api/graphql/reference/index.md#workitemwidgetweight) | Set weight of a work item | |`Reporter`|No|
+| WorkItemWidgetLock | Lock/Unlock a work item | |`Reporter`|No|
 
 #### Widget availability (updating)
 
@@ -144,12 +145,12 @@ Task is a special Work Item type. Tasks can be added to issues as child items an
 
 ### Feature flags
 
-Since this is a large project with numerous moving parts, feature flags are being used to track promotions of available widgets. The table below shows the different feature flags that are being used, and the audience that they are available to.  
+Since this is a large project with numerous moving parts, feature flags are being used to track promotions of available widgets. The table below shows the different feature flags that are being used, and the audience that they are available to.
 
 | feature flag name | audience |
 |---|---|
 | `work_items` | defaulted to on |
-| `work_items_mvc` | `gitlab-org`, `gitlab-com` |
+| `work_items_beta` | `gitlab-org`, `gitlab-com` |
 | `work_items_mvc_2` | `gitlab-org/plan-stage` |
 
 ## Motivation
diff --git a/doc/user/okrs.md b/doc/user/okrs.md
index b68f5c53fd4bcdc0c60cedec81f7c65164066562..40ab3dafe890f6a4c76fcfa5a139315b566e0f56 100644
--- a/doc/user/okrs.md
+++ b/doc/user/okrs.md
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ system note in the OKR's comments, for example:
 
 ## Lock discussion
 
-> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398649) in GitLab 16.9 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_mvc`. Disabled by default.
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398649) in GitLab 16.9 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_beta`. Disabled by default.
 
 FLAG:
-On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, an administrator can [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_mvc`.
+On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, an administrator can [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_beta`.
 On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
 This feature is not ready for production use.
 
diff --git a/doc/user/tasks.md b/doc/user/tasks.md
index 86dd1b4a7741573449e0caa144a185ca2adc940a..3338c911202500e4ce2f7ed0bcb47c89f8ead076 100644
--- a/doc/user/tasks.md
+++ b/doc/user/tasks.md
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ system note in the task's comments, for example:
 
 ## Lock discussion
 
-> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398649) in GitLab 16.9 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_mvc`. Disabled by default.
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398649) in GitLab 16.9 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_beta`. Disabled by default.
 
 FLAG:
-On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, an administrator can [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_mvc`.
+On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, an administrator can [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `work_items_beta`.
 On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
 This feature is not ready for production use.
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_actions_spec.js b/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_actions_spec.js
index b838c9a6a2869d073e56f04f53f0f036c181d6e0..f16960f24145072037c8cac5eb352507dafc6703 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_actions_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_actions_spec.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('WorkItemActions component', () => {
       },
       provide: {
         isGroup: false,
-        glFeatures: { workItemsMvc: true, workItemsMvc2: true },
+        glFeatures: { workItemsBeta: true, workItemsMvc2: true },
       },
       mocks: {
         $toast,
diff --git a/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper_spec.js b/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper_spec.js
index 5dfe27c41817b73a81af3ad85a8be16189e0114f..e91c9cd0d5e1313850954248009f13f3b98af627 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/work_items/components/work_item_attributes_wrapper_spec.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('WorkItemAttributesWrapper component', () => {
         hasIssuableHealthStatusFeature: true,
         projectNamespace: 'namespace',
         glFeatures: {
-          workItemsMvc: true,
+          workItemsBeta: true,
           workItemsMvc2,
         },
       },
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 697235339435fb184f38be7db96355708b9c5420..9c3c990bdbdb3231f6fe763869f02d4a3cb52931 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -3621,10 +3621,10 @@ def define_cache_expectations(cache_key)
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?' do
+  describe '#work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?' do
     it_behaves_like 'checks self and root ancestor feature flag' do
-      let(:feature_flag) { :work_items_mvc }
-      let(:feature_flag_method) { :work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled? }
+      let(:feature_flag) { :work_items_beta }
+      let(:feature_flag_method) { :work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled? }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 936303d0be60e46186948cc951695337be1f25ce..192a46598e1540a285626576c344e5495218b56f 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -8627,12 +8627,12 @@ def has_external_wiki
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?' do
+  describe '#work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled?' do
     let_it_be(:group_project) { create(:project, :in_subgroup) }
 
     it_behaves_like 'checks parent group feature flag' do
-      let(:feature_flag_method) { :work_items_mvc_feature_flag_enabled? }
-      let(:feature_flag) { :work_items_mvc }
+      let(:feature_flag_method) { :work_items_beta_feature_flag_enabled? }
+      let(:feature_flag) { :work_items_beta }
       let(:subject_project) { group_project }
     end
   end