diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index d2149c91645..13d2c479a38 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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       branch: release-1.17
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
 - destination: apimachinery
   library: true
   branches:
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
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       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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       branch: release-1.17
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
 - destination: api
   library: true
   branches:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
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         branch: release-1.15
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.16
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.17
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.17
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+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.17
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.15
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
     name: release-13.0
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.16
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
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-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
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       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.17
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.16
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.17
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
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+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.17
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
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     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.17
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.16
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+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ rules:
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     - repository: apimachinery
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+    go: 1.12.12
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@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ rules:
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     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.16
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.17
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.17
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
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@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.16
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+    go: 1.12.12
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@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
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-    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: api
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@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
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@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: api
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@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ rules:
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+    go: 1.13.4
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@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
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-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
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-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
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@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
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-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
     name: release-1.16
-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
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-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.13.4
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.5
+    go: 1.12.12
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.7
+    go: 1.12.12
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     - repository: apimachinery
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@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ rules:
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       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
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-    go: 1.12.12
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@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.5
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@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.7
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@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ rules:
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@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ rules:
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@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ rules:
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-    go: 1.12.5
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@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ rules:
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@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ rules:
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@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ rules:
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