diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6b2edbbeb7d..d9a5985069f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -3510,7 +3510,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3544,7 +3544,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3568,7 +3568,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3654,7 +3654,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3677,7 +3677,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3700,7 +3700,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-oss
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3762,7 +3762,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3785,7 +3785,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3847,7 +3847,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-grafana-enterprise
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3922,7 +3922,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -3985,7 +3985,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4475,7 +4475,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: prerelease_bucket
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: gsutil-stat
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4621,7 +4621,7 @@ steps:
     BUCKET: grafana-prerelease-dev
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: gsutil-stat
 trigger:
   event:
@@ -4888,7 +4888,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -4980,7 +4980,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -5568,7 +5568,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -5581,7 +5581,7 @@ steps:
   environment:
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -5661,7 +5661,7 @@ steps:
     GITHUB_TOKEN:
       from_secret: github_token
   failure: ignore
-  image: google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
   when:
     status:
@@ -6350,7 +6350,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6365,7 +6365,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_enterprise2_repo
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6384,7 +6384,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: docker_username
     GCP_KEY:
       from_secret: gcp_key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: fetch-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -6408,7 +6408,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-installation-id
     GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
       from_secret: delivery-bot-app-private-key
-  image: google/cloud-sdk
+  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
   name: publish-images-enterprise2
   volumes:
   - name: docker
@@ -7200,6 +7200,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: delivery-bot-app-private-key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 703aa9d259c63a36ab2f7230cb08f23f24dc5f4667da18ad4f159443dcaaa855
+hmac: f6613d5eb9f3d8e308d4c4b55bd980027b1756d3834f0db99f77e6180cc042c6
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/events/release.star b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
index cc099af5542..11c4df6bb2d 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/events/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ load(
     "build_plugins_step",
     "build_storybook_step",
     "clone_enterprise_step",
+    "cloudsdk_image",
     "compile_build_cmd",
     "copy_packages_for_docker_step",
     "download_grabpl_step",
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@ def verify_release_pipeline(
     step = {
         "name": "gsutil-stat",
         "depends_on": ["clone"],
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": {
             "BUCKET": bucket,
             "GCP_KEY": gcp_key,
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index 8e61f7b018f..cab9190f708 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ load(
 )
 
 grabpl_version = "v3.0.38"
+cloudsdk_image = "google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0"
 build_image = "grafana/build-container:1.7.4"
 publish_image = "grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3"
 deploy_docker_image = "us.gcr.io/kubernetes-dev/drone/plugins/deploy-image"
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ def store_storybook_step(ver_mode, trigger = None):
 def e2e_tests_artifacts():
     return {
         "name": "e2e-tests-artifacts-upload",
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk:406.0.0",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "depends_on": [
             "end-to-end-tests-dashboards-suite",
             "end-to-end-tests-panels-suite",
@@ -1073,7 +1074,7 @@ def build_docker_images_step(edition, archs = None, ubuntu = False, publish = Fa
 
     return {
         "name": "build-docker-images" + ubuntu_sfx,
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "depends_on": [
             "copy-packages-for-docker",
             "compile-build-cmd",
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ def build_docker_images_step(edition, archs = None, ubuntu = False, publish = Fa
 def fetch_images_step(edition):
     return {
         "name": "fetch-images-{}".format(edition),
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": {
             "GCP_KEY": from_secret("gcp_key"),
             "DOCKER_USER": from_secret("docker_username"),
@@ -1165,7 +1166,7 @@ def publish_images_step(edition, ver_mode, mode, docker_repo, trigger = None):
 
     step = {
         "name": "publish-images-{}".format(name),
-        "image": "google/cloud-sdk",
+        "image": cloudsdk_image,
         "environment": environment,
         "commands": [cmd],
         "depends_on": deps,