diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 68310fa65d9fa..01dcfa28f2428 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: code-generator
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator
@@ -692,6 +694,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-base
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver
@@ -933,6 +937,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-base
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver
@@ -1537,6 +1543,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: apiserver
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager
@@ -1661,6 +1669,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-helpers
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
@@ -1797,6 +1807,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-helpers
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
@@ -2111,6 +2123,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-helpers
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers
@@ -2377,6 +2391,8 @@ rules:
       branch: release-1.26
     - repository: component-base
       branch: release-1.26
+    - repository: kms
+      branch: release-1.26
     source:
       branch: release-1.26
       dir: staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission