diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5c239555865..14ae569f2be 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: lint-starlark
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update curl jq bash
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -444,16 +444,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -530,14 +530,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ 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=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.8 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - yarn-install
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ steps:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64 -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64:ubuntu
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64 -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64:ubuntu -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7:ubuntu --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
-    --go-version=1.21.6 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
+    --go-version=1.21.8 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --grafana-dir=$$PWD --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' > docker.txt
   - find ./dist -name '*docker*.tar.gz' -type f | xargs -n1 docker load -i
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -942,14 +942,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apt-get update -yq && apt-get install shellcheck
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: swagger-gen
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1381,14 +1381,14 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ 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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: sqlite-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: postgres-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-benchmark-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1695,14 +1695,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1764,13 +1764,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -1779,16 +1779,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1864,14 +1864,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ 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=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.8 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - update-package-json-version
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ steps:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64 -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64:ubuntu
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64 -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64:ubuntu -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7:ubuntu --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
-    --go-version=1.21.6 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
+    --go-version=1.21.8 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --grafana-dir=$$PWD --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' > docker.txt
   - find ./dist -name '*docker*.tar.gz' -type f | xargs -n1 docker load -i
@@ -2350,7 +2350,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -2373,14 +2373,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -2684,7 +2684,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts docker fetch --edition oss
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts packages --tag $${DRONE_TAG} --src-bucket $${PRERELEASE_BUCKET}
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3083,13 +3083,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build whatsnew-checker
   depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: whats-new-checker
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3201,14 +3201,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3282,7 +3282,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3615,7 +3615,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3624,14 +3624,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   cron:
@@ -3703,7 +3703,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3959,7 +3959,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.6
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -4049,20 +4049,20 @@ steps:
 - commands: []
   depends_on:
   - clone
-  image: golang:1.21.6-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.8-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:1.21.8-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:1.21.8-windowsservercore-1809
   name: test-backend
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4155,7 +4155,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -4164,14 +4164,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   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:1.21.8-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -4192,7 +4192,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4213,7 +4213,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4234,7 +4234,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -4250,7 +4250,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -4282,7 +4282,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.6-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4636,7 +4636,7 @@ 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:1.21.8-alpine
   - 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
@@ -4671,7 +4671,7 @@ 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:1.21.8-alpine
   - 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
@@ -4926,6 +4926,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 38be1b6248aae943e74ffd05c822379dc6ce1d1f08f681316d26be7740470a37
+hmac: 32b6ed2f5819225842aa94379423bcf4354dde154e91af3e293bc919594c10b9
 
 ...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
index a9abc4f5782..5e7b7baa99e 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: '1.21.8'
       - 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 1bbd4387ccd..eb71b7f8f5e 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: '1.21.8'
 
     # 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 59dd298c91c..6aa56cf57f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.6'
+        go-version: '1.21.8'
 
     # 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..7dc3cedb741 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: '1.21.8'
 
       - 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..acdfcbcb0b5 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: '1.21.8'
 
       - 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..007abd0b9a2 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: '1.21.8'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e44dbb48269..03dbfd43556 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:1.21.8-alpine3.18
 
 ARG GO_SRC=go-builder
 ARG JS_SRC=js-builder
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24ad02da4d9..b39cf4b5627 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ 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:1.21.8 \
 	--tag grafana/grafana$(TAG_SUFFIX):dev-ubuntu \
 	$(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS)
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/variables.star b/scripts/drone/variables.star
index bc118eedaa3..d2965ed0d92 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/variables.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/variables.star
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ global variables
 """
 
 grabpl_version = "v3.0.50"
-golang_version = "1.21.6"
+golang_version = "1.21.8"
 
 # nodejs_version should match what's in ".nvmrc", but without the v prefix.
 nodejs_version = "20.9.0"