diff --git a/config/feature_flags/beta/github_user_mapping.yml b/config/feature_flags/beta/github_user_mapping.yml
index a3d7afab2fccf7cc51e94080fca136fab9bcf85f..dd7f6d93e4d0094ee5da998b205ad39f4a6c065b 100644
--- a/config/feature_flags/beta/github_user_mapping.yml
+++ b/config/feature_flags/beta/github_user_mapping.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/499993
 milestone: '17.6'
 group: group::import and integrate
 type: beta
-default_enabled: false
\ No newline at end of file
+default_enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/index.md b/doc/user/project/import/index.md
index 6a4b336770909a6bc9f79f749a7573f247312a92..85d7a524e9a4bd03ce6c74081609658843384eed 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/import/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/import/index.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ DETAILS:
 > - Introduced in GitLab 17.7 [for Bitbucket Server](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/466356) [with flags](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `importer_user_mapping` and `bitbucket_server_user_mapping`. Disabled by default.
 > - [Enabled on GitLab.com and self-managed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/472735) for direct transfer in GitLab 17.7.
 > - Enabled on GitLab.com for [GitHub](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/499993), [Bitbucket Server](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/509897), and [Gitea](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/498390) in GitLab 17.7.
+> - Enabled on self-managed for [GitHub](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/499993) in GitLab 17.8.
 
 FLAG:
 The availability of this feature is controlled by feature flags.