diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e-tests.yml
index 360102ffb84..7fcc366ac52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CACHE_BUSTER: ${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.sha }}
         with:
-          version: "0.9.3"
+          version: "0.11.8"
           verb: run
           args: go -C grafana run ./pkg/build/cmd artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 --grafana-dir="${PWD}/grafana" > out.txt
       - run: mv "$(cat out.txt)" grafana.tar.gz
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run E2E tests
         uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@e47aba410ef9bb9ed81a4d2a97df31061e5e842e
         with:
-          version: "0.9.3"
+          version: "0.11.8"
           verb: run
           args: go run ./pkg/build/e2e --package=grafana.tar.gz
             --suite=${{ matrix.path }}
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@e47aba410ef9bb9ed81a4d2a97df31061e5e842e
         with:
-          version: "0.9.3"
+          version: "0.11.8"
           verb: run
           args: go run ./pkg/build/a11y --package=grafana.tar.gz
       - name: Run non-PR a11y test
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@e47aba410ef9bb9ed81a4d2a97df31061e5e842e
         with:
-          version: "0.9.3"
+          version: "0.11.8"
           verb: run
           args: go run ./pkg/build/a11y --package=grafana.tar.gz --no-threshold-fail
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-dagger-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-dagger-build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7fa60d869c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-dagger-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Test Dagger Build Only
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - baldm0mma/bp_infra_11.4.8
+
+jobs:
+  test-dagger-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: ./grafana
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Test core build (same as E2E workflow)
+        uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@e47aba410ef9bb9ed81a4d2a97df31061e5e842e
+        with:
+          version: "0.11.8"
+          verb: run
+          args: go -C grafana run ./pkg/build/cmd artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 --grafana-dir="${PWD}/grafana" > out.txt
+
+      - run: mv "$(cat out.txt)" grafana.tar.gz
+      - name: Check if artifacts were created
+        run: |
+          ls -la grafana.tar.gz
+          echo "Core build completed successfully!"