diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 6826c6fed7a..c52f78b818f 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
 
 - destination: apimachinery
   library: true
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
 
 - destination: api
   library: true
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.21
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.21
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.22
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1589,12 +1589,12 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
 
 - destination: legacy-cloud-providers
   library: true
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1732,12 +1732,12 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
 
 - destination: kubectl
   library: true
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
     name: release-1.21
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.21
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.22
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission
     name: release-1.22
-    go: 1.16.9qqq
+    go: 1.16.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.22