diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index c3fbb6e7104..9f34e4e8279 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - go install github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/buildifier@latest
   - buildifier --lint=warn -mode=check -r .
   depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: lint-starlark
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -326,21 +326,21 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update curl jq bash
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -435,16 +435,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -519,14 +519,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: drone_token
 - commands:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 -a targz:grafana:linux/arm64
-    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.6 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.5 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - yarn-install
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -867,14 +867,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apt-get update -yq && apt-get install shellcheck
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: swagger-gen
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1299,14 +1299,14 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ steps:
   - go test -v -run=^$ -benchmem -timeout=1h -count=8 -bench=. ${GO_PACKAGES}
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: sqlite-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: postgres-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-5.7-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-8.0-benchmark-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1607,21 +1607,21 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1674,13 +1674,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -1689,16 +1689,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1773,14 +1773,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ steps:
   name: build-frontend-packages
 - commands:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 -a targz:grafana:linux/arm64
-    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.6 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.5 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - update-package-json-version
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -2218,14 +2218,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts docker fetch --edition oss
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts packages --tag $${DRONE_TAG} --src-bucket $${PRERELEASE_BUCKET}
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable
@@ -2754,7 +2754,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -2917,13 +2917,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build whatsnew-checker
   depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: whats-new-checker
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3032,21 +3032,21 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3055,7 +3055,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3437,7 +3437,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3446,21 +3446,21 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   cron:
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3669,7 +3669,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.5
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3866,20 +3866,20 @@ steps:
 - commands: []
   depends_on:
   - clone
-  image: golang:1.21.6-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.5-windowsservercore-1809
   name: windows-init
 - commands:
   - go install github.com/google/wire/cmd/wire@v0.5.0
   - wire gen -tags oss ./pkg/server
   depends_on:
   - windows-init
-  image: golang:1.21.6-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.5-windowsservercore-1809
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.5-windowsservercore-1809
   name: test-backend
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3971,7 +3971,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3980,14 +3980,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -4080,7 +4080,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -4096,7 +4096,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4449,7 +4449,7 @@ steps:
     path: /root/.docker/
 - commands:
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM alpine/git:2.40.1
-  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM node:20.9.0-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
@@ -4483,7 +4483,7 @@ steps:
     path: /root/.docker/
 - commands:
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL alpine/git:2.40.1
-  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL node:20.9.0-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
@@ -4731,6 +4731,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 71fe333473a0ce9be41752e7a5f635c56cf52b5d91a8a2892a03697ca1abf99b
+hmac: f5bca13f4f753f2c911b11b8a2102a51243ce8a215126d2075dc73f8b7628a4d
 
 ...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
index a9abc4f5782..54b984bb563 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set go version
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.6'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
       - name: Build swagger
         run: |
           make -C pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling post.json api.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 455633da8ec..a6bfe311ef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.6'
+        go-version: '1.21.5'
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
index e7fad07382d..c47c19a09a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.6'
+        go-version: '1.21.5'
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
index 618411fd088..ec88f288df7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.6'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
index 0a2a013737a..5e32b09d408 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.6'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
index 9107bed450a..cda6ccbc679 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.6'
+          go-version: '1.21.5'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f41c4c048e..425a675ef48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.18.5
 ARG JS_IMAGE=node:20-alpine3.18
 ARG JS_PLATFORM=linux/amd64
-ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.6-alpine3.18
+ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.5-alpine3.18
 
 ARG GO_SRC=go-builder
 ARG JS_SRC=js-builder
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d335f8fad4c..4c6a646c882 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ build-docker-full-ubuntu: ## Build Docker image based on Ubuntu for development.
 	--build-arg COMMIT_SHA=$$(git rev-parse HEAD) \
 	--build-arg BUILD_BRANCH=$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) \
 	--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:22.04 \
-	--build-arg GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.6 \
+	--build-arg GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.5 \
 	--tag grafana/grafana$(TAG_SUFFIX):dev-ubuntu \
 	$(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS)
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/utils/images.star b/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
index 26e0e1782dd..e2b672963d5 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load(
 # "go" image can be switched back to golang:{}-alpine once this is resolved https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3/pull/1177#issuecomment-1849176090
 images = {
     "git": "alpine/git:2.40.1",
-    "go": "golang:{}-alpine".format(golang_version),
+    "go": "golang:{}-alpine3.18".format(golang_version),
     "node": "node:{}-alpine".format(nodejs_version),
     "cloudsdk": "google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0",
     "publish": "grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3",
diff --git a/scripts/drone/variables.star b/scripts/drone/variables.star
index 51b8bb45a20..7d79a1171ff 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/variables.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/variables.star
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ global variables
 """
 
 grabpl_version = "v3.0.47"
-golang_version = "1.21.6"
+golang_version = "1.21.5"
 
 # nodejs_version should match what's in ".nvmrc", but without the v prefix.
 nodejs_version = "20.9.0"