diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 14fc5b1241e..ffc95f459d0 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
   - source:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
   - source:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.15
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
     name: release-12.0
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
       - repository: apimachinery
         branch: release-1.15
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/node-api
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.15
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
   - source:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.15
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
     name: release-1.15
-    go: 1.12.12
+    go: 1.12.17
   - source:
       branch: release-1.16
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl