diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 0d6c29ee8b5..dba02d41439 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -6,20 +6,14 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     source:
       branch: release-1.30
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     source:
       branch: release-1.31
       dirs:
@@ -46,17 +40,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -65,7 +50,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/api
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -107,23 +92,8 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/client-go
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod ./...
-      go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -138,7 +108,7 @@ rules:
       go build -mod=mod ./...
       go test -mod=mod ./...
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -192,14 +162,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -208,7 +172,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -247,21 +211,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -274,7 +225,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-base
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -326,21 +277,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -353,7 +291,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -401,17 +339,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -420,7 +349,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kms
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -464,25 +393,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -499,7 +411,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -571,29 +483,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -614,7 +505,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -702,34 +593,8 @@ rules:
     smoke-test: |
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -755,7 +620,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -852,28 +717,8 @@ rules:
     smoke-test: |
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
-    smoke-test: |
-      # assumes GO111MODULE=on
-      go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -893,7 +738,7 @@ rules:
       # assumes GO111MODULE=on
       go build -mod=mod .
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -975,31 +820,8 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
-    required-packages:
-    - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1022,7 +844,7 @@ rules:
     required-packages:
     - k8s.io/code-generator
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1105,23 +927,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: code-generator
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1136,7 +943,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/metrics
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1194,21 +1001,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1221,7 +1015,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1275,23 +1069,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: cli-runtime
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1306,7 +1085,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1365,23 +1144,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1396,7 +1160,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1447,20 +1211,14 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     source:
       branch: release-1.30
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     source:
       branch: release-1.31
       dirs:
@@ -1496,7 +1254,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1568,29 +1326,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: cri-api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1611,7 +1348,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1689,23 +1426,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1720,7 +1442,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1784,27 +1506,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1823,7 +1526,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -1903,31 +1606,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: controller-manager
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-helpers
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -1950,7 +1630,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: api
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -2044,33 +1724,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: apiserver
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-base
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: client-go
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: controller-manager
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: cloud-provider
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: component-helpers
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: kms
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
-      branch: release-1.29
-      dirs:
-      - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
   - name: release-1.30
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.30
@@ -2095,7 +1750,7 @@ rules:
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
   - name: release-1.31
-    go: 1.23.6
+    go: 1.23.8
     dependencies:
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: release-1.31
@@ -2181,19 +1836,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
       dirs:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap
-  - name: release-1.29
-    go: 1.23.6
-    dependencies:
-    - repository: apimachinery
-      branch: release-1.29
-    - repository: api
-      branch: release-1.29
-    source:
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