diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 8376a1e0fdc..7b67f8e30bc 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.20
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.20
@@ -258,6 +262,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -295,6 +300,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -376,6 +382,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -476,6 +483,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -604,6 +612,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -726,6 +735,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -844,6 +854,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -941,6 +952,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1018,6 +1030,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1099,6 +1112,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1184,6 +1198,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1261,6 +1276,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1346,6 +1362,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1396,6 +1413,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1485,6 +1503,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1584,6 +1603,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1665,6 +1685,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1740,6 +1761,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1843,6 +1865,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -1926,6 +1949,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
@@ -2019,6 +2043,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.20
@@ -2069,6 +2094,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.20
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
     name: release-1.20
+    go: 1.15.10
   - source:
       branch: release-1.21
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils