diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f07b9743f13..e5b54634bf0 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2868,7 +2868,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3480,7 +3480,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3504,7 +3504,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3587,7 +3587,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3610,7 +3610,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3695,7 +3695,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3718,7 +3718,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3855,7 +3855,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3918,7 +3918,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4408,7 +4408,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: prerelease_bucket
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: gsutil-stat
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4675,7 +4675,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4767,7 +4767,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -5320,7 +5320,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -5333,7 +5333,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -5413,7 +5413,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -6067,7 +6067,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6082,7 +6082,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6101,7 +6101,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6125,7 +6125,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6826,6 +6826,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: delivery-bot-app-private-key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 2ca2f9b09d39eff571aca08abd4f635e84a43cfcbbb870a959cebf01ba9927fa
+hmac: f7981ec8d7c5b485400bc8c2793d6b11b24006ff6961923a95caf09ca9023b51
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/events/release.star b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
index 27efa05e8aa..3559f6bc363 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/events/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ load(
     "build_plugins_step",
     "build_storybook_step",
     "clone_enterprise_step",
+    "cloudsdk_image",
     "compile_build_cmd",
     "copy_packages_for_docker_step",
     "download_grabpl_step",
@@ -813,7 +814,7 @@ def verify_release_pipeline(
     step = {
         "name": "gsutil-stat",
         "depends_on": ["clone"],
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": {
             "BUCKET": bucket,
             "GCP_KEY": gcp_key,
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index 125e4472d30..b9ea31a334e 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ load(
 )
 
 grabpl_version = "v3.0.38"
+cloudsdk_image = "google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0"
 build_image = "grafana/build-container:1.7.4"
 publish_image = "grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3"
 deploy_docker_image = "us.gcr.io/kubernetes-dev/drone/plugins/deploy-image"
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ def store_storybook_step(ver_mode, trigger = None):
 def e2e_tests_artifacts():
     return {
         "name": "e2e-tests-artifacts-upload",
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "depends_on": [
             "end-to-end-tests-dashboards-suite",
             "end-to-end-tests-panels-suite",
@@ -1073,7 +1074,7 @@ def build_docker_images_step(edition, archs = None, ubuntu = False, publish = Fa
 
     return {
         "name": "build-docker-images" + ubuntu_sfx,
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "depends_on": [
             "copy-packages-for-docker",
             "compile-build-cmd",
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ def build_docker_images_step(edition, archs = None, ubuntu = False, publish = Fa
 def fetch_images_step(edition):
     return {
         "name": "fetch-images-{}".format(edition),
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": {
             "GCP_KEY": from_secret("gcp_key"),
             "DOCKER_USER": from_secret("docker_username"),
@@ -1165,7 +1166,7 @@ def publish_images_step(edition, ver_mode, mode, docker_repo, trigger = None):
 
     step = {
         "name": "publish-images-{}".format(name),
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": environment,
         "commands": [cmd],
         "depends_on": deps,