diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 154a13004cc..e8eb387d1ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.12.3 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240712181403-02e012d6dd7f // @grafana/alerting-backend
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201752-bff1b4e5cd49 // @grafana/alerting-backend
 	github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20240515154731-fe4779055ef4 // @grafana/identity-access-team
 	github.com/grafana/codejen v0.0.3 // @grafana/dataviz-squad
 	github.com/grafana/cuetsy v0.1.11 // @grafana/grafana-as-code
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index afcdaace3d9..8bcff4b57f2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2269,6 +2269,8 @@ 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 v0.0.0-20240712181403-02e012d6dd7f h1:YXJj/6K9tzTZFeUyf39Q/zFoHKUdmz+zLNZUIOzP8Do=
 github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20240712181403-02e012d6dd7f/go.mod h1:U7Ta3K4T7jVgqGSYuPsfuPKHFiL2GbCZSHa3nHjmCos=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201752-bff1b4e5cd49 h1:0bEol/HaAfDTi6olvfvvyCYQNQq4qKRbb5AtXKV95w0=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20250123201752-bff1b4e5cd49/go.mod h1:U7Ta3K4T7jVgqGSYuPsfuPKHFiL2GbCZSHa3nHjmCos=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20240515154731-fe4779055ef4 h1:Bfa397TXkM0X97MhbCC+fNSwVtg21c0Mg5STes1dRug=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20240515154731-fe4779055ef4/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 238e65bce61..e1ec79288bd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/contact_points.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ 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 5fc42b809aa..08ea44dde77 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/channels_config/available_channels.go
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*NotifierPlugin {
 					Placeholder:  "VictorOps url",
 					PropertyName: "url",
 					Required:     true,
+					Secure:       true,
 				},
 				{ // New in 8.0.
 					Label:        "Message Type",