diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 8fd8c555cd3..10121a740b8 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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     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: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     source:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.23
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission
   - name: release-1.24
-    go: 1.18.9
+    go: 1.19.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.24