diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 88071aed71a..08713864db9 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ steps:
   image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
   name: grabpl
 - commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
+  - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
+  depends_on: []
+  environment:
+    CGO_ENABLED: 0
+  image: golang:1.19.1
+  name: compile-build-cmd
+- commands:
+  - ./bin/build verify-drone
   depends_on:
   - grabpl
   image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
@@ -930,7 +937,7 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.6.2
   name: test-backend-integration
 - commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
+  - ./bin/build verify-drone
   depends_on:
   - grabpl
   image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
@@ -5055,6 +5062,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: packages_secret_access_key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: e21a281dc63df0317ad1082113a224b53fb5ef2f62d74eb2d7b6d11d80f0f079
+hmac: f23b5538265d938735483a05a19321048c331c76551faee762816ddd59bb70e6
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/verify_drone.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/verify_drone.star
index 46b247d737a..e350c8e0a7e 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/verify_drone.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/verify_drone.star
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ load(
     'identify_runner_step',
     'download_grabpl_step',
     'lint_drone_step',
+    'compile_build_cmd',
 )
 
 load(
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ def verify_drone(trigger, ver_mode):
     steps = [
         identify_runner_step(),
         download_grabpl_step(),
+        compile_build_cmd(),
         lint_drone_step(),
     ]
     return pipeline(
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index 8d1b5b0c20d..9f6a9fc248a 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def lint_drone_step():
         'name': 'lint-drone',
         'image': curl_image,
         'commands': [
-            './bin/grabpl verify-drone',
+            './bin/build verify-drone',
         ],
         'depends_on': [
             'grabpl',