diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 606fa2997e7..68310fa65d9 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.8
+    go: 1.18.9
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24