diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 78c71dab708..512ec8f423c 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -6,32 +6,26 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.28
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.29
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.30
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.31
       dirs:
@@ -47,17 +41,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -66,7 +51,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -75,7 +60,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -84,7 +69,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -109,23 +94,8 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod ./...
-      go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -140,7 +110,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -155,7 +125,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -170,7 +140,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -195,26 +165,20 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.28
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     source:
       branch: release-1.29
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -223,7 +187,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -245,21 +209,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -272,7 +223,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -285,7 +236,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -298,7 +249,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -325,21 +276,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -352,7 +290,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -365,7 +303,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -378,7 +316,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -401,21 +339,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -428,7 +353,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -437,7 +362,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -446,7 +371,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -473,25 +398,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -508,7 +416,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -525,7 +433,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -542,7 +450,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -581,29 +489,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -624,7 +511,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -645,7 +532,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -666,7 +553,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -713,34 +600,8 @@ rules:
     smoke-test: |
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -766,7 +627,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -792,7 +653,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -818,7 +679,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -864,28 +725,8 @@ rules:
     smoke-test: |
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -905,7 +746,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -925,7 +766,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -945,7 +786,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -988,31 +829,8 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -1035,7 +853,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -1058,7 +876,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1081,7 +899,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1119,23 +937,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -1150,7 +953,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -1165,7 +968,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1180,7 +983,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1209,21 +1012,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -1236,7 +1026,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -1249,7 +1039,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1262,7 +1052,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1291,23 +1081,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: cli-runtime
-      branch: release-1.27
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.27
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.27
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.28
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.28
@@ -1322,7 +1097,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.29
@@ -1337,7 +1112,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1352,7 +1127,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.22.5
+    go: 1.22.6
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1382,23 +1157,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
-  - name: release-1.27
-    go: 1.22.5
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
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