diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 18522b74bd0..e8af1fc523d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_COM_API_KEY:
       from_secret: grafana_api_key
   depends_on:
-  - upload-packages
+  - initialize
 
 trigger:
   branch:
diff --git a/scripts/lib.star b/scripts/lib.star
index a9af0ff3366..20cd83f4a46 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/lib.star
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ def publish_packages_step(edition, is_downstream):
         'name': 'publish-packages',
         'image': publish_image,
         'depends_on': [
-            'upload-packages',
+            'initialize',
         ],
         'environment': {
             'GRAFANA_COM_API_KEY': {