diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/resource/resource.go b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/resource/resource.go
index 3328be895b7..51af47dea79 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/resource/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/resource/resource.go
@@ -81,16 +81,5 @@ func (r *Resource) DetectVersion(ctx context.Context, req *backend.CallResourceR
 		Path:          "/api/v1/status/buildinfo",
 	}
 
-	resp, err := r.Execute(ctx, newReq)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	callResponse := &backend.CallResourceResponse{
-		Status: 200,
-		Body:   resp.Body,
-	}
-
-	return callResponse, nil
+	return r.Execute(ctx, newReq)
 }
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromFlavorVersions.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromFlavorVersions.ts
index eb113762df4..bce2dd88a87 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromFlavorVersions.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromFlavorVersions.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,19 @@ export const PromFlavorVersions: { [index: string]: Array<{ value?: string; labe
     { value: '2.38.0', label: '2.38.x' },
     { value: '2.39.0', label: '2.39.x' },
     { value: '2.40.0', label: '2.40.x' },
+    { value: '2.41.0', label: '2.41.x' },
+    { value: '2.42.0', label: '2.42.x' },
+    { value: '2.43.0', label: '2.43.x' },
+    { value: '2.44.0', label: '2.44.x' },
+    { value: '2.45.0', label: '2.45.x' },
+    { value: '2.46.0', label: '2.46.x' },
+    { value: '2.47.0', label: '2.47.x' },
+    { value: '2.48.0', label: '2.48.x' },
+    { value: '2.49.0', label: '2.49.x' },
+    { value: '2.50.0', label: '2.50.x' },
 
     // This value will be returned for future versions of prometheus until we add new entries to this object
-    { value: '2.40.1', label: '> 2.40.x' },
+    { value: '2.50.1', label: '> 2.50.x' },
   ],
   Mimir: [
     { value: undefined, label: 'Please select' },
@@ -39,7 +49,13 @@ export const PromFlavorVersions: { [index: string]: Array<{ value?: string; labe
     { value: '2.1.0', label: '2.1.x' },
     { value: '2.2.0', label: '2.2.x' },
     { value: '2.3.0', label: '2.3.x' },
-    { value: '2.4.0', label: '> 2.3.x' },
+    { value: '2.4.0', label: '2.4.x' },
+    { value: '2.5.0', label: '2.5.x' },
+    { value: '2.6.0', label: '2.6.x' },
+    { value: '2.7.0', label: '2.7.x' },
+    { value: '2.8.0', label: '2.8.x' },
+    { value: '2.9.0', label: '2.9.x' },
+    { value: '2.9.1', label: '> 2.9.x' },
   ],
   Thanos: [
     { value: undefined, label: 'Please select' },
@@ -57,7 +73,10 @@ export const PromFlavorVersions: { [index: string]: Array<{ value?: string; labe
     { value: '0.26.0', label: '0.26.x' },
     { value: '0.27.0', label: '0.27.x' },
     { value: '0.28.0', label: '0.28.x' },
-    { value: '0.29.0', label: '> 0.28.x' },
+    { value: '0.29.0', label: '0.29.x' },
+    { value: '0.30.0', label: '0.30.x' },
+    { value: '0.31.0', label: '0.31.x' },
+    { value: '0.31.1', label: '> 0.31.x' },
   ],
   Cortex: [
     { value: undefined, label: 'Please select' },
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromSettings.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromSettings.tsx
index 50e1083230b..7e8725afbca 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromSettings.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/configuration/PromSettings.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ type Props = Pick<DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<PromOptions>, 'options' | '
  * Bugs: It will only reject versions that are a major release apart, so Mimir 2.x might get selected for Prometheus 2.8 if the user selects an incorrect flavor
  * Advantages: We don't need to maintain a list of every possible version for each release
  *
- * This function will return the closest version from PromFlavorVersions that is equal or lower to the version argument,
- * unless the versions are a major release apart.
+ * This function will return the closest version from PromFlavorVersions that is equal or lower to the version argument
  */
 const getVersionString = (version: string, flavor?: string): string | undefined => {
   if (!flavor || !PromFlavorVersions[flavor]) {