diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f9f6bfc11a7..f6a4f457d9f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -322,11 +322,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -334,6 +338,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 steps:
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -391,6 +398,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 depends_on: []
 kind: pipeline
@@ -402,11 +415,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -414,6 +431,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 steps:
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -805,6 +825,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 depends_on:
 - build-main
@@ -985,11 +1011,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -997,6 +1027,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 steps:
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -1357,6 +1390,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 depends_on:
 - oss-build-release
@@ -1429,11 +1468,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -1441,6 +1484,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 - environment: {}
   image: redis:6.2.1-alpine
   name: redis
@@ -1883,6 +1929,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 clone:
   disable: true
@@ -1975,11 +2027,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -1987,6 +2043,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 steps:
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -2324,6 +2383,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 depends_on:
 - oss-build-test-release
@@ -2394,11 +2459,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -2406,6 +2475,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 - environment: {}
   image: redis:6.2.1-alpine
   name: redis
@@ -2844,6 +2916,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 clone:
   disable: true
@@ -3045,11 +3123,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -3057,6 +3139,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 steps:
 - commands:
   - mkdir -p bin
@@ -3376,6 +3461,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 depends_on:
 - oss-build-release-branch
@@ -3441,11 +3532,15 @@ platform:
   os: linux
 services:
 - environment:
+    PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
     POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
   image: postgres:12.3-alpine
   name: postgres
+  volumes:
+  - name: postgres
+    path: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
 - environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
     MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
@@ -3453,6 +3548,9 @@ services:
     MYSQL_USER: grafana
   image: mysql:5.6.48
   name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
 - environment: {}
   image: redis:6.2.1-alpine
   name: redis
@@ -3895,6 +3993,12 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
 ---
 clone:
   disable: true
@@ -4109,6 +4213,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: prerelease_bucket
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: f5a6e496e7c71454eebf1a74ee83030fa3bab8dd721a2c228e8de2fdbc1e47de
+hmac: 095d741ce6f28b818cbf059f4cf19d5403a4e451fabfcad111c8674124e10db9
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
index d5cefec5636..1b8b418c240 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ load(
 load(
     'scripts/drone/services/services.star',
     'integration_test_services',
+    'integration_test_services_volumes',
     'ldap_service',
 )
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ def get_steps(edition, is_downstream=False):
 
 def main_pipelines(edition):
     services = integration_test_services(edition)
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
     trigger = {
         'event': ['push',],
         'branch': 'main',
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ def main_pipelines(edition):
         pipeline(
             name='build-main', edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services,
             steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode) + steps,
+            volumes=volumes,
         ),
         pipeline(
             name='windows-main', edition=edition, trigger=trigger,
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ def main_pipelines(edition):
         pipelines.append(pipeline(
             name='build-main-downstream', edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services,
             steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode, is_downstream=True) + steps,
+            volumes=volumes,
         ))
         pipelines.append(pipeline(
             name='windows-main-downstream', edition=edition, trigger=trigger,
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
index 99b8105cef4..e2b32da150f 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ load(
 load(
     'scripts/drone/services/services.star',
     'integration_test_services',
+    'integration_test_services_volumes',
     'ldap_service',
 )
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ ver_mode = 'pr'
 
 def pr_pipelines(edition):
     services = integration_test_services(edition)
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
     variants = ['linux-x64', 'linux-x64-musl', 'osx64', 'win64', 'armv6',]
     include_enterprise2 = edition == 'enterprise'
     test_steps = [
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ def pr_pipelines(edition):
             name='pr-build-e2e', edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=[], steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode)
                 + build_steps,
         ), pipeline(
-            name='pr-integration-tests', edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services, steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode) + integration_test_steps,
+            name='pr-integration-tests', edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services,
+            steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode) + integration_test_steps,
+            volumes=volumes,
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
index c271cc8bda3..fb7e02ea966 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ load(
 load(
     'scripts/drone/services/services.star',
     'integration_test_services',
+    'integration_test_services_volumes',
     'ldap_service',
 )
 
@@ -205,12 +206,14 @@ def get_steps(edition, ver_mode):
 def get_oss_pipelines(trigger, ver_mode):
     edition = 'oss'
     services = integration_test_services(edition=edition)
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
     build_steps, package_steps, windows_package_steps, publish_steps = get_steps(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode)
     return [
         pipeline(
             name='oss-build-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services,
             steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode) +
               build_steps + package_steps + publish_steps,
+            volumes=volumes,
         ),
         pipeline(
             name='oss-windows-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition=edition, trigger=trigger,
@@ -222,12 +225,14 @@ def get_oss_pipelines(trigger, ver_mode):
 def get_enterprise_pipelines(trigger, ver_mode):
     edition = 'enterprise'
     services = integration_test_services(edition=edition)
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
     build_steps, package_steps, windows_package_steps, publish_steps = get_steps(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode)
     return [
         pipeline(
             name='enterprise-build-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition=edition, trigger=trigger, services=services,
             steps=[download_grabpl_step()] + initialize_step(edition, platform='linux', ver_mode=ver_mode) +
               build_steps + package_steps + publish_steps,
+            volumes=volumes,
         ),
         pipeline(
             name='enterprise-windows-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition=edition, trigger=trigger,
diff --git a/scripts/drone/services/services.star b/scripts/drone/services/services.star
index 4c3e4f5c016..5170e15c060 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/services/services.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/services/services.star
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+def integration_test_services_volumes():
+    return [
+        { 'name': 'postgres', 'temp': { 'medium': 'memory' } },
+        { 'name': 'mysql', 'temp': { 'medium': 'memory' }
+    }]
+
 def integration_test_services(edition):
     services = [
         {
@@ -7,7 +13,12 @@ def integration_test_services(edition):
               'POSTGRES_USER': 'grafanatest',
               'POSTGRES_PASSWORD': 'grafanatest',
               'POSTGRES_DB': 'grafanatest',
+              'PGDATA': '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata',
             },
+            'volumes': [{
+                'name': 'postgres',
+                'path': '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata'
+            }],
         },
         {
             'name': 'mysql',
@@ -18,6 +29,10 @@ def integration_test_services(edition):
                 'MYSQL_USER': 'grafana',
                 'MYSQL_PASSWORD': 'password',
             },
+            'volumes': [{
+                'name': 'mysql',
+                'path': '/var/lib/mysql'
+            }]
         },
     ]
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/utils/utils.star b/scripts/drone/utils/utils.star
index 615a234ebcf..89c1bb3eb48 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/utils/utils.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/utils/utils.star
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ failure_template = 'Build {{build.number}} failed for commit: <https://github.co
 drone_change_template = '`.drone.yml` and `starlark` files have been changed on the OSS repo, by: {{build.author}}. \nBranch: <https://github.com/{{ repo.owner }}/{{ repo.name }}/commits/{{ build.branch }}|{{ build.branch }}>\nCommit hash: <https://github.com/{{repo.owner}}/{{repo.name}}/commit/{{build.commit}}|{{ truncate build.commit 8 }}>'
 
 def pipeline(
-    name, edition, trigger, steps, services=[], platform='linux', depends_on=[],
+    name, edition, trigger, steps, services=[], platform='linux', depends_on=[], volumes=[],
     ):
     if platform != 'windows':
         platform_conf = {
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def pipeline(
         }],
         'depends_on': depends_on,
     }
+    pipeline['volumes'].extend(volumes)
     pipeline.update(platform_conf)
 
     if edition in ('enterprise', 'enterprise2'):