diff --git a/packages/amplify-cli-core/src/feature-flags/featureFlags.ts b/packages/amplify-cli-core/src/feature-flags/featureFlags.ts
index fee5bca7ae5..02925c06205 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-cli-core/src/feature-flags/featureFlags.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-cli-core/src/feature-flags/featureFlags.ts
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ export class FeatureFlags {
         name: 'populateOwnerFieldForStaticGroupAuth',
         type: 'boolean',
         defaultValueForExistingProjects: false,
-        defaultValueForNewProjects: false,
+        defaultValueForNewProjects: true,
       },
     ]);