diff --git a/doc/dev/release-kickoff-checklist.rst b/doc/dev/release-kickoff-checklist.rst
index 5fe2de4ecf6..5ac9a68c483 100644
--- a/doc/dev/release-kickoff-checklist.rst
+++ b/doc/dev/release-kickoff-checklist.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Make sure X (and, ideally, X+1) is defined:
 - [x] src/common/ceph_strings.cc (ceph_release_name())
 - [x] src/include/rados.h (CEPH_RELEASE_* and MAX)
 - [x] src/mon/mon_types.h (ceph::features::mon::FEATURE_* and related structs and helpers; note that monmaptool CLI test output will need adjustment)
+- [x] src/mds/cephfs_features.h (CEPHFS_CURRENT_RELEASE)
 
 Scripts
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diff --git a/src/mds/cephfs_features.h b/src/mds/cephfs_features.h
index 87648915cb5..2e32d3bee03 100644
--- a/src/mds/cephfs_features.h
+++ b/src/mds/cephfs_features.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // and update Server::update_required_client_features(). This feature bit
 // is used to indicate that operator only wants clients from that release or
 // later to mount CephFS.
-#define CEPHFS_CURRENT_RELEASE  CEPH_RELEASE_OCTOPUS
+#define CEPHFS_CURRENT_RELEASE  CEPH_RELEASE_PACIFIC
 
 // The first 5 bits are reserved for old ceph releases.
 #define CEPHFS_FEATURE_JEWEL		5