diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6d6b5e7785f..ac1689d6e9c 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@ steps:
   - chmod +x bin/grabpl
   image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
   name: grabpl
+- commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+  image: alpine:3.14.2
+  name: identify-runner
+- commands:
+  - make gen-go
+  - ./bin/grabpl gen-version --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}
+  - yarn install --immutable
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
+  name: initialize
 - commands:
   - apt-get update
   - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
@@ -291,7 +301,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -307,7 +317,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -440,7 +450,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -456,7 +466,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -895,7 +905,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -911,7 +921,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -1279,7 +1289,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -1295,7 +1305,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -1462,7 +1472,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379/0 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -1471,7 +1481,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -1840,7 +1850,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -1856,7 +1866,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -2213,7 +2223,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -2229,7 +2239,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -2388,7 +2398,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379/0 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -2397,7 +2407,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -2771,7 +2781,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -2787,7 +2797,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -3116,7 +3126,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
     PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
@@ -3132,7 +3142,7 @@ steps:
   - go clean -testcache
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
     MYSQL_HOST: mysql
@@ -3296,7 +3306,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379/0 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -3305,7 +3315,7 @@ steps:
   - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
-  - grabpl
+  - initialize
   environment:
     MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
@@ -3546,6 +3556,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: drone_token
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: e3031b1f6977cc403c3d24244d8d149b8bc258e74d75c8735c31232d43109ebf
+hmac: a65c9c26e3fb9343f39cfb88af9c20f0541f3ad161d26fa698dec1908646991a
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
index bf03eb60b2e..331e020a74f 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ 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()] + 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,
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index b32d4254344..d62f225c451 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ def postgres_integration_tests_step():
         'name': 'postgres-integration-tests',
         'image': build_image,
         'depends_on': [
-            'grabpl',
+            'initialize',
         ],
         'environment': {
             'PGPASSWORD': 'grafanatest',
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ def mysql_integration_tests_step():
         'name': 'mysql-integration-tests',
         'image': build_image,
         'depends_on': [
-            'grabpl',
+            'initialize',
         ],
         'environment': {
             'GRAFANA_TEST_DB': 'mysql',
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ def redis_integration_tests_step():
         'name': 'redis-integration-tests',
         'image': build_image,
         'depends_on': [
-            'grabpl',
+            'initialize',
         ],
         'environment': {
             'REDIS_URL': 'redis://redis:6379/0',
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ def memcached_integration_tests_step():
         'name': 'memcached-integration-tests',
         'image': build_image,
         'depends_on': [
-            'grabpl',
+            'initialize',
         ],
         'environment': {
             'MEMCACHED_HOSTS': 'memcached:11211',