diff --git a/pkg/build/cmd/uploadpackages.go b/pkg/build/cmd/uploadpackages.go
index 3270948ae66..22a76ac6439 100644
--- a/pkg/build/cmd/uploadpackages.go
+++ b/pkg/build/cmd/uploadpackages.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func getVersionFolder(cfg uploadConfig, event string) (string, error) {
 		return releaseFolder, nil
 	case config.MainMode, config.DownstreamMode:
 		return mainFolder, nil
-	case config.ReleaseBranchMode:
+	case config.ReleaseBranchMode, config.CloudMode:
 		return releaseBranchFolder, nil
 	default:
 		// Corner case for custom enterprise2 mode
diff --git a/pkg/build/config/version.go b/pkg/build/config/version.go
index aaeeaf56652..de37c608ca1 100644
--- a/pkg/build/config/version.go
+++ b/pkg/build/config/version.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func CheckDroneTargetBranch() (VersionMode, error) {
 func CheckSemverSuffix() (ReleaseMode, error) {
 	reBetaRls := regexp.MustCompile(`beta.*`)
 	reTestRls := regexp.MustCompile(`test.*`)
+	reCloudRls := regexp.MustCompile(`cloud.*`)
 	tagSuffix, ok := os.LookupEnv("DRONE_SEMVER_PRERELEASE")
 	if !ok || tagSuffix == "" {
 		fmt.Println("DRONE_SEMVER_PRERELEASE doesn't exist for a tag, this is a release event...")
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ func CheckSemverSuffix() (ReleaseMode, error) {
 		return ReleaseMode{Mode: TagMode, IsBeta: true}, nil
 	case reTestRls.MatchString(tagSuffix):
 		return ReleaseMode{Mode: TagMode, IsTest: true}, nil
+	case reCloudRls.MatchString(tagSuffix):
+		return ReleaseMode{Mode: CloudMode}, nil
 	default:
 		fmt.Printf("DRONE_SEMVER_PRERELEASE is custom string, release event with %s suffix\n", tagSuffix)
 		return ReleaseMode{Mode: TagMode}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/build/config/version_mode.go b/pkg/build/config/version_mode.go
index a74b5b5f49e..d7734bb7d01 100644
--- a/pkg/build/config/version_mode.go
+++ b/pkg/build/config/version_mode.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const (
 	DownstreamMode    VersionMode = "downstream"
 	Enterprise2Mode   VersionMode = "enterprise2"
 	CronjobMode       VersionMode = "cron"
+	CloudMode         VersionMode = "cloud"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/build/config/versions.go b/pkg/build/config/versions.go
index 1dde38e647c..c7f5959ec02 100644
--- a/pkg/build/config/versions.go
+++ b/pkg/build/config/versions.go
@@ -204,4 +204,31 @@ var Versions = VersionMap{
 			StorybookSrcDir:      "artifacts/storybook",
 		},
 	},
+	CloudMode: {
+		Variants: []Variant{
+			VariantLinuxAmd64Musl,
+		},
+		PluginSignature: PluginSignature{
+			Sign:      true,
+			AdminSign: true,
+		},
+		Docker: Docker{
+			ShouldSave: true,
+			Architectures: []Architecture{
+				ArchAMD64,
+			},
+			Distribution: []Distribution{
+				Alpine,
+			},
+			PrereleaseBucket: "grafana-prerelease/artifacts/docker",
+		},
+		Buckets: Buckets{
+			Artifacts:            "grafana-prerelease/artifacts/downloads",
+			ArtifactsEnterprise2: "grafana-prerelease/artifacts/downloads-enterprise2",
+			CDNAssets:            "grafana-prerelease",
+			CDNAssetsDir:         "artifacts/static-assets",
+			Storybook:            "grafana-prerelease",
+			StorybookSrcDir:      "artifacts/storybook",
+		},
+	},
 }
diff --git a/pkg/build/packaging/grafana.go b/pkg/build/packaging/grafana.go
index 4500f72f569..c88bc176688 100644
--- a/pkg/build/packaging/grafana.go
+++ b/pkg/build/packaging/grafana.go
@@ -184,30 +184,32 @@ func signRPMPackages(edition config.Edition, cfg config.Config, grafanaDir strin
 		return err
 	}
 
-	rpmArgs := append([]string{"--addsign"}, rpms...)
-	log.Printf("Invoking rpm with args: %+v", rpmArgs)
-	//nolint:gosec
-	cmd := exec.Command("rpm", rpmArgs...)
-	if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign RPM packages: %s", output)
-	}
-	if err := os.Remove(cfg.GPGPassPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove %q: %w", cfg.GPGPassPath, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("Verifying %s RPM packages...", edition)
-	// The output changed between rpm versions
-	reOutput := regexp.MustCompile("(?:digests signatures OK)|(?:pgp.+OK)")
-	for _, p := range rpms {
+	if len(rpms) > 0 {
+		rpmArgs := append([]string{"--addsign"}, rpms...)
+		log.Printf("Invoking rpm with args: %+v", rpmArgs)
 		//nolint:gosec
-		cmd := exec.Command("rpm", "-K", p)
-		output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify RPM signature: %w", err)
+		cmd := exec.Command("rpm", rpmArgs...)
+		if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign RPM packages: %s", output)
+		}
+		if err := os.Remove(cfg.GPGPassPath); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove %q: %w", cfg.GPGPassPath, err)
 		}
 
-		if !reOutput.Match(output) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("RPM package %q not verified: %s", p, output)
+		log.Printf("Verifying %s RPM packages...", edition)
+		// The output changed between rpm versions
+		reOutput := regexp.MustCompile("(?:digests signatures OK)|(?:pgp.+OK)")
+		for _, p := range rpms {
+			//nolint:gosec
+			cmd := exec.Command("rpm", "-K", p)
+			output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify RPM signature: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			if !reOutput.Match(output) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("RPM package %q not verified: %s", p, output)
+			}
 		}
 	}