diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 7e9ce4968e8..2d82d333119 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     source:
       branch: release-1.25
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     source:
       branch: release-1.25
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     source:
       branch: release-1.25
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     source:
       branch: release-1.25
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.24
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission
   - name: release-1.25
-    go: 1.19
+    go: 1.19.2
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.25