diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 02557a5c6f4..ecd3160ae19 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // @grafana/backend-platform
 	github.com/google/wire v0.5.0 // @grafana/backend-platform
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240712182455-c340765c985a // @grafana/alerting-squad-backend
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201909-12b988dad96d // @grafana/alerting-squad-backend
 	github.com/grafana/cuetsy v0.1.11 // @grafana/grafana-as-code
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-aws-sdk v0.25.1 // @grafana/aws-datasources
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-azure-sdk-go/v2 v2.0.1 // @grafana/partner-datasources
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8621752ca3d..bf46beaf5aa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2128,6 +2128,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 h1:PPwGk2jz7EePpoHN/+ClbZu8SPxiqlu12wZP/3sWm
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240712182455-c340765c985a h1:hg3wY74+LuIVRUPL4Fenr2bL47Zq6QNXeK0i7ljy7Oc=
 github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240712182455-c340765c985a/go.mod h1:0nHKO0w8OTemvZ3eh7+s1EqGGhgbs0kvkTeLU1FrbTw=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201909-12b988dad96d h1:IbHodZ/4NksHn55clDRsjOSZf3VF9XVMoDXLKUW+Zqo=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201909-12b988dad96d/go.mod h1:0nHKO0w8OTemvZ3eh7+s1EqGGhgbs0kvkTeLU1FrbTw=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20240319083410-9d4a6e3861e5 h1:A13Z8Hy60BfIduM819kpk0njrRKjbAVbVRhE+R+AF/8=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20240319083410-9d4a6e3861e5/go.mod h1:86rRD5P6u2JPWtNWTMOlqlU+YMv2fUvVz/DomA6L7w4=
 github.com/grafana/codejen v0.0.3 h1:tAWxoTUuhgmEqxJPOLtJoxlPBbMULFwKFOcRsPRPXDw=
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go
index b5569aa2845..b2462ddd851 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ type ThreemaIntegration struct {
 type VictoropsIntegration struct {
 	DisableResolveMessage *bool `json:"-" yaml:"-" hcl:"disable_resolve_message"`
 
-	URL string `json:"url" yaml:"url" hcl:"url"`
+	URL Secret `json:"url" yaml:"url" hcl:"url"`
 
 	MessageType *string `json:"messageType,omitempty" yaml:"messageType,omitempty" hcl:"message_type"`
 	Title       *string `json:"title,omitempty" yaml:"title,omitempty" hcl:"title"`
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go
index bf6d5811c32..59413a323b8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*NotifierPlugin {
 					Placeholder:  "VictorOps url",
 					PropertyName: "url",
 					Required:     true,
+					Secure:       true,
 				},
 				{ // New in 8.0.
 					Label:        "Message Type",