diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index 8c2a3c03767..c0a804ddf8d 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ load(
     "artifacts_page_pipeline",
     "enterprise2_pipelines",
     "enterprise_pipelines",
+    "integration_test_pipelines",
     "oss_pipelines",
     "publish_artifacts_pipelines",
     "publish_npm_pipelines",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def main(_ctx):
         publish_packages_pipeline() +
         artifacts_page_pipeline() +
         version_branch_pipelines() +
+        integration_test_pipelines() +
         cronjobs() +
         secrets()
     )
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 62ff2bb6af0..4f8d457e355 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2372,12 +2372,6 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
-- name: postgres
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
-- name: mysql
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
 ---
 clone:
   retries: 3
@@ -2510,132 +2504,12 @@ volumes:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
 ---
-clone:
-  retries: 3
-depends_on: []
-environment:
-  EDITION: oss
-image_pull_secrets:
-- dockerconfigjson
-kind: pipeline
-name: release-oss-integration-tests
-node:
-  type: no-parallel
-platform:
-  arch: amd64
-  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
-    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
-    MYSQL_USER: grafana
-  image: mysql:5.7.39
-  name: mysql
-  volumes:
-  - name: mysql
-    path: /var/lib/mysql
-steps:
-- commands:
-  - mkdir -p bin
-  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v3.0.30/grabpl
-  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: grabpl
-- commands:
-  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.17.1
-  name: identify-runner
-- commands:
-  - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
-    with its inputs.'
-  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
-    in output.'
-  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
-  depends_on: []
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: verify-gen-cue
-- commands:
-  - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
-  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
-    in output.'
-  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
-  depends_on: []
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: verify-gen-jsonnet
-- commands:
-  - make gen-go
-  depends_on:
-  - verify-gen-cue
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: wire-install
-- commands:
-  - apt-get update
-  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
-  - psql -p 5432 -h postgres -U grafanatest -d grafanatest -f devenv/docker/blocks/postgres_tests/setup.sql
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
-    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
-    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: postgres-integration-tests
-- commands:
-  - apt-get update
-  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql:3306 -timeout 120s
-  - cat devenv/docker/blocks/mysql_tests/setup.sql | mysql -h mysql -P 3306 -u root
-    -prootpass
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
-    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: mysql-integration-tests
-trigger:
-  event:
-    exclude:
-    - promote
-  ref:
-  - refs/tags/v*
-type: docker
-volumes:
-- host:
-    path: /var/run/docker.sock
-  name: docker
-- name: postgres
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
-- name: mysql
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
----
 clone:
   retries: 3
 depends_on:
 - release-oss-build-e2e-publish
 - release-oss-test-frontend
 - release-oss-test-backend
-- release-oss-integration-tests
 environment:
   EDITION: oss
 image_pull_secrets:
@@ -2983,12 +2857,6 @@ volumes:
 - host:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
-- name: postgres
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
-- name: mysql
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
 ---
 clone:
   disable: true
@@ -3183,187 +3051,12 @@ volumes:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
 ---
-clone:
-  disable: true
-depends_on: []
-environment:
-  EDITION: enterprise
-image_pull_secrets:
-- dockerconfigjson
-kind: pipeline
-name: release-enterprise-integration-tests
-node:
-  type: no-parallel
-platform:
-  arch: amd64
-  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
-    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
-    MYSQL_USER: grafana
-  image: mysql:5.7.39
-  name: mysql
-  volumes:
-  - name: mysql
-    path: /var/lib/mysql
-- environment: {}
-  image: redis:6.2.1-alpine
-  name: redis
-- environment: {}
-  image: memcached:1.6.9-alpine
-  name: memcached
-steps:
-- commands:
-  - mkdir -p bin
-  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v3.0.30/grabpl
-  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: grabpl
-- commands:
-  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
-  image: alpine:3.17.1
-  name: identify-runner
-- commands:
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
-  - cd grafana-enterprise
-  - git checkout ${DRONE_TAG}
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: clone-enterprise
-- commands:
-  - mv bin/grabpl /tmp/
-  - rmdir bin
-  - mv grafana-enterprise /tmp/
-  - /tmp/grabpl init-enterprise --github-token $${GITHUB_TOKEN} /tmp/grafana-enterprise
-    ${DRONE_TAG}
-  - mv /tmp/grafana-enterprise/deployment_tools_config.json deployment_tools_config.json
-  - mkdir bin
-  - mv /tmp/grabpl bin/
-  depends_on:
-  - clone-enterprise
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: init-enterprise
-- commands:
-  - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
-    with its inputs.'
-  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
-    in output.'
-  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
-  depends_on:
-  - init-enterprise
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: verify-gen-cue
-- commands:
-  - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
-  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
-    in output.'
-  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
-  depends_on:
-  - init-enterprise
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: verify-gen-jsonnet
-- commands:
-  - make gen-go
-  depends_on:
-  - verify-gen-cue
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: wire-install
-- commands:
-  - apt-get update
-  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
-  - psql -p 5432 -h postgres -U grafanatest -d grafanatest -f devenv/docker/blocks/postgres_tests/setup.sql
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
-    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
-    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: postgres-integration-tests
-- commands:
-  - apt-get update
-  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql:3306 -timeout 120s
-  - cat devenv/docker/blocks/mysql_tests/setup.sql | mysql -h mysql -P 3306 -u root
-    -prootpass
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
-    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: mysql-integration-tests
-- commands:
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379/0 -timeout 120s
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: redis-integration-tests
-- commands:
-  - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
-  - go clean -testcache
-  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
-    -timeout=5m {}'
-  depends_on:
-  - wire-install
-  environment:
-    MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
-  name: memcached-integration-tests
-trigger:
-  event:
-    exclude:
-    - promote
-  ref:
-  - refs/tags/v*
-type: docker
-volumes:
-- host:
-    path: /var/run/docker.sock
-  name: docker
-- name: postgres
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
-- name: mysql
-  temp:
-    medium: memory
----
 clone:
   disable: true
 depends_on:
 - release-enterprise-build-e2e-publish
 - release-enterprise-test-frontend
 - release-enterprise-test-backend
-- release-enterprise-integration-tests
 environment:
   EDITION: enterprise
 image_pull_secrets:
@@ -5317,7 +5010,6 @@ depends_on:
 - release-branch-oss-build-e2e-publish
 - release-branch-oss-test-frontend
 - release-branch-oss-test-backend
-- release-branch-oss-integration-tests
 environment:
   EDITION: oss
 image_pull_secrets:
@@ -6029,7 +5721,6 @@ depends_on:
 - release-branch-enterprise-build-e2e-publish
 - release-branch-enterprise-test-frontend
 - release-branch-enterprise-test-backend
-- release-branch-enterprise-integration-tests
 environment:
   EDITION: enterprise
 image_pull_secrets:
@@ -6348,6 +6039,295 @@ volumes:
   temp:
     medium: memory
 ---
+clone:
+  retries: 3
+depends_on: []
+environment:
+  EDITION: oss
+image_pull_secrets:
+- dockerconfigjson
+kind: pipeline
+name: integration-tests-oss
+node:
+  type: no-parallel
+platform:
+  arch: amd64
+  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
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
+    MYSQL_USER: grafana
+  image: mysql:5.7.39
+  name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
+steps:
+- commands:
+  - mkdir -p bin
+  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v3.0.30/grabpl
+  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
+  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
+  name: grabpl
+- commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+  image: alpine:3.17.1
+  name: identify-runner
+- commands:
+  - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
+    with its inputs.'
+  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
+    in output.'
+  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
+  depends_on: []
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: verify-gen-cue
+- commands:
+  - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
+  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
+    in output.'
+  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
+  depends_on: []
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: verify-gen-jsonnet
+- commands:
+  - make gen-go
+  depends_on:
+  - verify-gen-cue
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: wire-install
+- commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
+  - psql -p 5432 -h postgres -U grafanatest -d grafanatest -f devenv/docker/blocks/postgres_tests/setup.sql
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
+    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: postgres-integration-tests
+- commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql:3306 -timeout 120s
+  - cat devenv/docker/blocks/mysql_tests/setup.sql | mysql -h mysql -P 3306 -u root
+    -prootpass
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
+    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: mysql-integration-tests
+trigger:
+  event:
+  - promote
+  target: integration-tests
+type: docker
+volumes:
+- host:
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+---
+clone:
+  disable: true
+depends_on: []
+environment:
+  EDITION: enterprise
+image_pull_secrets:
+- dockerconfigjson
+kind: pipeline
+name: integration-tests-enterprise
+node:
+  type: no-parallel
+platform:
+  arch: amd64
+  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
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
+    MYSQL_USER: grafana
+  image: mysql:5.7.39
+  name: mysql
+  volumes:
+  - name: mysql
+    path: /var/lib/mysql
+- environment: {}
+  image: redis:6.2.1-alpine
+  name: redis
+- environment: {}
+  image: memcached:1.6.9-alpine
+  name: memcached
+steps:
+- commands:
+  - mkdir -p bin
+  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v3.0.30/grabpl
+  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
+  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
+  name: grabpl
+- commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+  image: alpine:3.17.1
+  name: identify-runner
+- commands:
+  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - cd grafana-enterprise
+  - git checkout ${DRONE_TAG}
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: clone-enterprise
+- commands:
+  - mv bin/grabpl /tmp/
+  - rmdir bin
+  - mv grafana-enterprise /tmp/
+  - /tmp/grabpl init-enterprise --github-token $${GITHUB_TOKEN} /tmp/grafana-enterprise
+    ${DRONE_TAG}
+  - mv /tmp/grafana-enterprise/deployment_tools_config.json deployment_tools_config.json
+  - mkdir bin
+  - mv /tmp/grabpl bin/
+  depends_on:
+  - clone-enterprise
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: init-enterprise
+- commands:
+  - '# It is required that code generated from Thema/CUE be committed and in sync
+    with its inputs.'
+  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
+    in output.'
+  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-cue
+  depends_on:
+  - init-enterprise
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: verify-gen-cue
+- commands:
+  - '# It is required that generated jsonnet is committed and in sync with its inputs.'
+  - '# The following command will fail if running code generators produces any diff
+    in output.'
+  - CODEGEN_VERIFY=1 make gen-jsonnet
+  depends_on:
+  - init-enterprise
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: verify-gen-jsonnet
+- commands:
+  - make gen-go
+  depends_on:
+  - verify-gen-cue
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: wire-install
+- commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://postgres:5432 -timeout 120s
+  - psql -p 5432 -h postgres -U grafanatest -d grafanatest -f devenv/docker/blocks/postgres_tests/setup.sql
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
+    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: postgres-integration-tests
+- commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://mysql:3306 -timeout 120s
+  - cat devenv/docker/blocks/mysql_tests/setup.sql | mysql -h mysql -P 3306 -u root
+    -prootpass
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
+    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: mysql-integration-tests
+- commands:
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://redis:6379/0 -timeout 120s
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: redis-integration-tests
+- commands:
+  - dockerize -wait tcp://memcached:11211 -timeout 120s
+  - go clean -testcache
+  - go list './pkg/...' | xargs -I {} sh -c 'go test -run Integration -covermode=atomic
+    -timeout=5m {}'
+  depends_on:
+  - wire-install
+  environment:
+    MEMCACHED_HOSTS: memcached:11211
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.7.2
+  name: memcached-integration-tests
+trigger:
+  event:
+  - promote
+  target: integration-tests
+type: docker
+volumes:
+- host:
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  name: docker
+- name: postgres
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+- name: mysql
+  temp:
+    medium: memory
+---
 clone:
   retries: 3
 kind: pipeline
@@ -6634,6 +6614,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: enterprise2_security_prefix
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 7ed023fb45c28415f26835221bd1e1e440c6f6796a5262da866f8ce9c4314542
+hmac: 5854eba6447f784a354210984cb34a52f0d04a2df8387d2df1a24731e2838e9d
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/events/release.star b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
index 09e71731b9a..52fb9ceba25 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/events/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ def oss_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
         mysql_integration_tests_step(),
     ]
 
+    # We don't need to run integration tests at release time since they have
+    # been run multiple times before:
+    if ver_mode in ("release"):
+        integration_test_steps = []
+        volumes = []
+
     windows_pipeline = pipeline(
         name = "{}-oss-windows".format(ver_mode),
         edition = "oss",
@@ -203,11 +209,9 @@ def oss_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
         steps = get_windows_steps(edition = "oss", ver_mode = ver_mode),
         platform = "windows",
         depends_on = [
-            # 'oss-build-e2e-publish-{}'.format(ver_mode),
             "{}-oss-build-e2e-publish".format(ver_mode),
             "{}-oss-test-frontend".format(ver_mode),
             "{}-oss-test-backend".format(ver_mode),
-            "{}-oss-integration-tests".format(ver_mode),
         ],
         environment = environment,
     )
@@ -224,7 +228,10 @@ def oss_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
         ),
         test_frontend(trigger, ver_mode),
         test_backend(trigger, ver_mode),
-        pipeline(
+    ]
+
+    if ver_mode not in ("release"):
+        pipelines.append(pipeline(
             name = "{}-oss-integration-tests".format(ver_mode),
             edition = "oss",
             trigger = trigger,
@@ -239,9 +246,9 @@ def oss_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
                     integration_test_steps,
             environment = environment,
             volumes = volumes,
-        ),
-        windows_pipeline,
-    ]
+        ))
+
+    pipelines.append(windows_pipeline)
 
     return pipelines
 
@@ -338,8 +345,16 @@ def enterprise_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
     integration_test_steps = [
         postgres_integration_tests_step(),
         mysql_integration_tests_step(),
+        redis_integration_tests_step(),
+        memcached_integration_tests_step(),
     ]
 
+    # We don't need to run integration tests at release time since they have
+    # been run multiple times before:
+    if ver_mode in ("release"):
+        integration_test_steps = []
+        volumes = []
+
     windows_pipeline = pipeline(
         name = "{}-enterprise-windows".format(ver_mode),
         edition = "enterprise",
@@ -347,11 +362,9 @@ def enterprise_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
         steps = get_windows_steps(edition = "enterprise", ver_mode = ver_mode),
         platform = "windows",
         depends_on = [
-            # 'enterprise-build-e2e-publish-{}'.format(ver_mode),
             "{}-enterprise-build-e2e-publish".format(ver_mode),
             "{}-enterprise-test-frontend".format(ver_mode),
             "{}-enterprise-test-backend".format(ver_mode),
-            "{}-enterprise-integration-tests".format(ver_mode),
         ],
         environment = environment,
     )
@@ -368,7 +381,10 @@ def enterprise_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
         ),
         test_frontend_enterprise(trigger, ver_mode, source = source),
         test_backend_enterprise(trigger, ver_mode, source = source),
-        pipeline(
+    ]
+
+    if ver_mode not in ("release"):
+        pipelines.append(pipeline(
             name = "{}-enterprise-integration-tests".format(ver_mode),
             edition = "enterprise",
             trigger = trigger,
@@ -391,16 +407,12 @@ def enterprise_pipelines(ver_mode = ver_mode, trigger = release_trigger):
                     [
                         wire_install_step(),
                     ] +
-                    integration_test_steps +
-                    [
-                        redis_integration_tests_step(),
-                        memcached_integration_tests_step(),
-                    ],
+                    integration_test_steps,
             environment = environment,
             volumes = volumes,
-        ),
-        windows_pipeline,
-    ]
+        ))
+
+    pipelines.append(windows_pipeline)
 
     return pipelines
 
@@ -655,3 +667,77 @@ def artifacts_page_pipeline():
             environment = {"EDITION": "enterprise"},
         ),
     ]
+
+def integration_test_pipelines():
+    """
+    Trigger integration tests on release builds
+
+    These pipelines should be triggered when we have a release that does a lot of
+    cherry-picking and we still want to have all the integration tests run on that
+    particular build.
+
+    Returns:
+      List of Drone pipelines (one for enterprise and one for oss integration tests)
+    """
+    trigger = {
+        "event": ["promote"],
+        "target": "integration-tests",
+    }
+    pipelines = []
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
+    oss_integration_test_steps = [
+        postgres_integration_tests_step(),
+        mysql_integration_tests_step(),
+    ]
+    enterprise_integration_test_steps = oss_integration_test_steps + [
+        redis_integration_tests_step(),
+        memcached_integration_tests_step(),
+    ]
+    source = "${DRONE_TAG}"
+
+    pipelines.append(pipeline(
+        name = "integration-tests-oss",
+        edition = "oss",
+        trigger = trigger,
+        services = integration_test_services(edition = "oss"),
+        steps = [
+                    download_grabpl_step(),
+                    identify_runner_step(),
+                    verify_gen_cue_step(),
+                    verify_gen_jsonnet_step(),
+                    wire_install_step(),
+                ] +
+                oss_integration_test_steps,
+        environment = {"EDITION": "oss"},
+        volumes = volumes,
+    ))
+
+    pipelines.append(pipeline(
+        name = "integration-tests-enterprise",
+        edition = "enterprise",
+        trigger = trigger,
+        services = integration_test_services(edition = "enterprise"),
+        steps = [
+                    download_grabpl_step(),
+                    identify_runner_step(),
+                    clone_enterprise_step(source = source),
+                    init_enterprise_step(ver_mode),
+                ] +
+                with_deps(
+                    [
+                        verify_gen_cue_step(),
+                        verify_gen_jsonnet_step(),
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        "init-enterprise",
+                    ],
+                ) +
+                [
+                    wire_install_step(),
+                ] +
+                enterprise_integration_test_steps,
+        environment = {"EDITION": "enterprise"},
+        volumes = volumes,
+    ))
+
+    return pipelines