diff --git a/.bingo/golangci-lint.mod b/.bingo/golangci-lint.mod
index 3eb46ed1e4c..1b5b974e424 100644
--- a/.bingo/golangci-lint.mod
+++ b/.bingo/golangci-lint.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ module _ // Auto generated by https://github.com/bwplotka/bingo. DO NOT EDIT
 
 go 1.21
 
-toolchain go1.21.6
+toolchain go1.21.9
 
 require github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.57.1 // cmd/golangci-lint
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6736009aa73..624324422f1 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - go install github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/buildifier@latest
   - buildifier --lint=warn -mode=check -r .
   depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: lint-starlark
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update curl jq bash
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -444,16 +444,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -531,14 +531,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: drone_token
 - commands:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 -a targz:grafana:linux/arm64
-    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.8 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.9 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - yarn-install
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ steps:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64 -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64:ubuntu
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64 -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64:ubuntu -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7:ubuntu --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
-    --go-version=1.21.8 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
+    --go-version=1.21.9 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --grafana-dir=$$PWD --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' > docker.txt
   - find ./dist -name '*docker*.tar.gz' -type f | xargs -n1 docker load -i
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -942,14 +942,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apt-get update -yq && apt-get install shellcheck
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: swagger-gen
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1379,14 +1379,14 @@ steps:
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on:
   - clone-enterprise
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ steps:
   - go test -v -run=^$ -benchmem -timeout=1h -count=8 -bench=. ${GO_PACKAGES}
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: sqlite-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: postgres-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-benchmark-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-benchmark-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1693,14 +1693,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -1762,13 +1762,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make build-base
@@ -1777,16 +1777,16 @@ steps:
   - wire-install
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: lint-backend
 - commands:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: validate-openapi-spec
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -1862,14 +1862,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ steps:
   name: build-frontend-packages
 - commands:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a targz:grafana:linux/amd64 -a targz:grafana:linux/arm64
-    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.8 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
+    -a targz:grafana:linux/arm/v7 --go-version=1.21.9 --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER
     --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER --grafana-dir=$$PWD > packages.txt
   depends_on:
   - update-package-json-version
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ steps:
   - /src/grafana-build artifacts -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64 -a docker:grafana:linux/amd64:ubuntu
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64 -a docker:grafana:linux/arm64:ubuntu -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7
     -a docker:grafana:linux/arm/v7:ubuntu --yarn-cache=$$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER --build-id=$$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
-    --go-version=1.21.8 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
+    --go-version=1.21.9 --ubuntu-base=ubuntu:22.04 --alpine-base=alpine:3.19.1 --tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-{{ .arch }}' --grafana-dir=$$PWD --ubuntu-tag-format='{{
     .version_base }}-{{ .buildID }}-ubuntu-{{ .arch }}' > docker.txt
   - find ./dist -name '*docker*.tar.gz' -type f | xargs -n1 docker load -i
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -2370,14 +2370,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   branch: main
@@ -2681,7 +2681,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts docker fetch --edition oss
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build artifacts packages --tag $${DRONE_TAG} --src-bucket $${PRERELEASE_BUCKET}
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - apk add --update g++ make python3 && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3080,13 +3080,13 @@ steps:
   depends_on: []
   environment:
     CGO_ENABLED: 0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: compile-build-cmd
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build whatsnew-checker
   depends_on:
   - compile-build-cmd
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: whats-new-checker
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3198,14 +3198,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -3213,7 +3213,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3222,7 +3222,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3462,7 +3462,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3612,7 +3612,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -3621,14 +3621,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base shared-mime-info shared-mime-info-lang
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@ steps:
     -timeout=5m
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend
 - commands:
   - apk add --update build-base
@@ -3645,7 +3645,7 @@ steps:
     | grep -o '\(.*\)/' | sort -u)
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: test-backend-integration
 trigger:
   cron:
@@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3847,7 +3847,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -3956,7 +3956,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: gcp_key_base64
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
-    GO_VERSION: 1.21.8
+    GO_VERSION: 1.21.9
     GPG_PASSPHRASE:
       from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
     GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@@ -4046,20 +4046,20 @@ steps:
 - commands: []
   depends_on:
   - clone
-  image: golang:1.21.8-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.9-windowsservercore-1809
   name: windows-init
 - commands:
   - go install github.com/google/wire/cmd/wire@v0.5.0
   - wire gen -tags oss ./pkg/server
   depends_on:
   - windows-init
-  image: golang:1.21.8-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.9-windowsservercore-1809
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - go test -tags requires_buildifer -short -covermode=atomic -timeout=5m ./pkg/...
   depends_on:
   - wire-install
-  image: golang:1.21.8-windowsservercore-1809
+  image: golang:1.21.9-windowsservercore-1809
   name: test-backend
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-cue
 - commands:
   - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
@@ -4161,14 +4161,14 @@ steps:
   - apk add --update make
   - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
   depends_on: []
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: verify-gen-jsonnet
 - commands:
   - apk add --update make
   - make gen-go
   depends_on:
   - verify-gen-cue
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: wire-install
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
@@ -4189,7 +4189,7 @@ steps:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: postgres-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql57:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4210,7 +4210,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql57
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-5.7-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql80:3306 -timeout 120s
@@ -4231,7 +4231,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql80
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: mysql-8.0-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379 -timeout 120s
@@ -4247,7 +4247,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-redis
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: redis-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
@@ -4263,7 +4263,7 @@ steps:
   - wait-for-memcached
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: memcached-integration-tests
 - commands:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://mimir_backend:8080 -timeout 120s
@@ -4279,7 +4279,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     AM_TENANT_ID: test
     AM_URL: http://mimir_backend:8080
-  image: golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  image: golang:1.21.9-alpine
   name: remote-alertmanager-integration-tests
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4633,7 +4633,7 @@ steps:
     path: /root/.docker/
 - commands:
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM alpine/git:2.40.1
-  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM golang:1.21.9-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM node:20.9.0-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
@@ -4668,7 +4668,7 @@ steps:
     path: /root/.docker/
 - commands:
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL alpine/git:2.40.1
-  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL golang:1.21.8-alpine
+  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL golang:1.21.9-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL node:20.9.0-alpine
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
@@ -4923,6 +4923,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 3596a353e66a06fa7e6d1e710eb21f649689c67df5c02982cc27087009d3739b
+hmac: 2f4db495ad0b69ef6afd86eac7aea7101f0b8f6ec1aadea0e2860b196304a258
 
 ...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
index 5e7b7baa99e..196ce184e27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alerting-swagger-gen.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set go version
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.8'
+          go-version: '1.21.9'
       - name: Build swagger
         run: |
           make -C pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling post.json api.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index 56cf8d5ddd1..a80003e94b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       # Go is required for also updating the schema versions as part of the precommit hook:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.21.9'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '18'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index b9f4655c7e7..d768f6c3a5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.8'
+        go-version: '1.21.9'
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
index 2ca3a579e12..324c6254ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-codeql-analysis-go.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.8'
+        go-version: '1.21.9'
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-go-workspace-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-go-workspace-check.yml
index cbabf590f9d..b6b9669a745 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-go-workspace-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-go-workspace-check.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set go version
       uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21.8'
+        go-version: '1.21.9'
 
     - name: Workspace Sync
       run: go work sync
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
           git diff
           echo "Please run 'make build-go' and commit the changes."
           exit 1
-        fi
\ No newline at end of file
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
index 7dc3cedb741..bf3f9f790e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-next.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.8'
+          go-version: '1.21.9'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
index acdfcbcb0b5..5a7bb9e0428 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kinds-release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.8'
+          go-version: '1.21.9'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
index e9acdccfe0c..33d10b14419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-kinds.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup Go"
         uses: "actions/setup-go@v4"
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21.8'
+          go-version: '1.21.9'
 
       - name: "Verify kinds"
         run: go run .github/workflows/scripts/kinds/verify-kinds.go
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bf57163bcfa..0696e3f5b13 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=alpine:3.19.1
 ARG JS_IMAGE=node:20-alpine
 ARG JS_PLATFORM=linux/amd64
-ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.8-alpine
+ARG GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.9-alpine
 
 ARG GO_SRC=go-builder
 ARG JS_SRC=js-builder
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbb8142bc59..bd6bc808bb4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ build-docker-full-ubuntu: ## Build Docker image based on Ubuntu for development.
 	--build-arg COMMIT_SHA=$$(git rev-parse HEAD) \
 	--build-arg BUILD_BRANCH=$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) \
 	--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:22.04 \
-	--build-arg GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.8 \
+	--build-arg GO_IMAGE=golang:1.21.9 \
 	--tag grafana/grafana$(TAG_SUFFIX):dev-ubuntu \
 	$(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS)
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/variables.star b/scripts/drone/variables.star
index d2965ed0d92..1024b73e5c5 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/variables.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/variables.star
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ global variables
 """
 
 grabpl_version = "v3.0.50"
-golang_version = "1.21.8"
+golang_version = "1.21.9"
 
 # nodejs_version should match what's in ".nvmrc", but without the v prefix.
 nodejs_version = "20.9.0"