diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fbcb1c926ed..f1142f9cab4 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - go install github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/buildifier@latest
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ steps:
     path: /github-app
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ steps:
     path: /github-app
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ steps:
     path: /github-app
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ steps:
     -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 -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 --go-version=1.23.5 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
-    --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.20.6
+    --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.21.3
     --tag-format='{{ .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' --verify='false' --grafana-dir=$$PWD
     > packages.txt
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ steps:
     GF_APP_MODE: development
     GF_SERVER_HTTP_PORT: "3001"
     GF_SERVER_ROUTER_LOGGING: "1"
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: grafana-server
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build e2e-tests --port 3001 --suite dashboards-suite
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ steps:
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ steps:
     path: /github-app
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ steps:
     -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 -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 --go-version=1.23.5 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
-    --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.20.6
+    --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.21.3
     --tag-format='{{ .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' --verify='false' --grafana-dir=$$PWD
     > packages.txt
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ steps:
     GF_APP_MODE: development
     GF_SERVER_HTTP_PORT: "3001"
     GF_SERVER_ROUTER_LOGGING: "1"
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: grafana-server
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build e2e-tests --port 3001 --suite dashboards-suite
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ steps:
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ steps:
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -3472,7 +3472,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -3962,7 +3962,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4037,7 +4037,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4154,7 +4154,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4256,7 +4256,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - yarn install --immutable || yarn install --immutable
@@ -4310,7 +4310,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -4391,7 +4391,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4535,7 +4535,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4663,7 +4663,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: dagger_token
-    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.20.6
+    ALPINE_BASE: alpine:3.21.3
     CDN_DESTINATION:
       from_secret: rgm_cdn_destination
     DESTINATION:
@@ -4802,7 +4802,7 @@ steps:
   name: grabpl
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.20.6
+  image: alpine:3.21.3
   name: identify-runner
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -5226,7 +5226,7 @@ steps:
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM node:22-bookworm
   - 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
-  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM alpine:3.20.6
+  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM alpine:3.21.3
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM ubuntu:22.04
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM plugins/slack
@@ -5264,7 +5264,7 @@ steps:
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL node:22-bookworm
   - 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
-  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL alpine:3.20.6
+  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL alpine:3.21.3
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL ubuntu:22.04
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL plugins/slack
@@ -5528,6 +5528,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 73c2a6b80fc1d635d9ad79ec44d0b3b7ec3ce0ba35af44bafc755d6d190128b7
+hmac: 31613db102bde38eb42eb143961026c64b2f71cbc707e610714cf798a0c950ea
 
 ...
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c6fd50eec3..002efaac6d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # to maintain formatting of multiline commands in vscode, add the following to settings.json:
 # "docker.languageserver.formatter.ignoreMultilineInstructions": true
 
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.20
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.21
 ARG JS_IMAGE=node:22-alpine
 ARG JS_PLATFORM=linux/amd64
 ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:1.23.5-alpine
diff --git a/scripts/drone/utils/images.star b/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
index af160dacd5a..d51f9905df0 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ images = {
     "node_deb": "node:{}-bookworm".format(nodejs_version[:2]),
     "cloudsdk": "google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0",
     "publish": "grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3",
-    "alpine": "alpine:3.20.6",
+    "alpine": "alpine:3.21.3",
     "ubuntu": "ubuntu:22.04",
     "curl": "byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8",
     "plugins_slack": "plugins/slack",