diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index a93ee1bed60..07f13deeb94 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ rules:
           branch: main
           dirs:
             - staging/src/github.com/kcp-dev/apimachinery
+      - name: rebase-staging
+        source:
+          branch: rebase-staging
+          dirs:
+            - staging/src/github.com/kcp-dev/apimachinery
       - name: release-0.29
         go: 1.24.13
         source:
@@ -65,6 +70,14 @@ rules:
           branch: main
           dirs:
             - staging/src/github.com/kcp-dev/client-go
+      - name: rebase-staging
+        dependencies:
+          - repository: apimachinery
+            branch: rebase-staging
+        source:
+          branch: rebase-staging
+          dirs:
+            - staging/src/github.com/kcp-dev/client-go
       - name: release-0.29
         go: 1.24.13
         dependencies: