diff --git a/.drone/drone.jsonnet b/.drone/drone.jsonnet
index c8e15bb5a6f84..2c97b836c8a6e 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone/drone.jsonnet
@@ -177,16 +177,6 @@ local promtail_win() = pipeline('promtail-windows') {
 
 local querytee() = pipeline('querytee-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    docker('amd64', 'querytee') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-        repo: 'grafana/loki-query-tee',
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     docker('amd64', 'querytee') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -196,21 +186,10 @@ local querytee() = pipeline('querytee-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
       },
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local fluentbit() = pipeline('fluent-bit-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    clients_docker('amd64', 'fluent-bit') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-        repo: 'grafana/fluent-bit-plugin-loki',
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     clients_docker('amd64', 'fluent-bit') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -220,21 +199,10 @@ local fluentbit() = pipeline('fluent-bit-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
       },
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local fluentd() = pipeline('fluentd-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    clients_docker('amd64', 'fluentd') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-        repo: 'grafana/fluent-plugin-loki',
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     clients_docker('amd64', 'fluentd') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -244,21 +212,10 @@ local fluentd() = pipeline('fluentd-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
       },
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local logstash() = pipeline('logstash-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    clients_docker('amd64', 'logstash') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-        repo: 'grafana/logstash-output-loki',
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     clients_docker('amd64', 'logstash') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -268,20 +225,10 @@ local logstash() = pipeline('logstash-amd64') + arch_image('amd64', 'main') {
       },
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local promtail(arch) = pipeline('promtail-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    clients_docker(arch, 'promtail') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     clients_docker(arch, 'promtail') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -289,7 +236,6 @@ local promtail(arch) = pipeline('promtail-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
       settings+: {},
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local lambda_promtail(arch) = pipeline('lambda-promtail-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
@@ -297,15 +243,6 @@ local lambda_promtail(arch) = pipeline('lambda-promtail-' + arch) + arch_image(a
 
   steps+: [
     skipStep,
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    lambda_promtail_ecr('lambda-promtail') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag', skipStep.name],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     lambda_promtail_ecr('lambda-promtail') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -313,20 +250,10 @@ local lambda_promtail(arch) = pipeline('lambda-promtail-' + arch) + arch_image(a
       settings+: {},
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local lokioperator(arch) = pipeline('lokioperator-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    docker_operator(arch, 'loki-operator') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     docker_operator(arch, 'loki-operator') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -334,21 +261,10 @@ local lokioperator(arch) = pipeline('lokioperator-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
       settings+: {},
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local logql_analyzer() = pipeline('logql-analyzer') + arch_image('amd64') {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    docker('amd64', 'logql-analyzer') {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-        repo: 'grafana/logql-analyzer',
-      },
-    },
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     docker('amd64', 'logql-analyzer') {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -358,21 +274,10 @@ local logql_analyzer() = pipeline('logql-analyzer') + arch_image('amd64') {
       },
     },
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local multiarch_image(arch) = pipeline('docker-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
   steps+: [
-    // dry run for everything that is not tag or main
-    docker(arch, app) {
-      depends_on: ['image-tag'],
-      when: onPRs,
-      settings+: {
-        dry_run: true,
-      },
-    }
-    for app in apps
-  ] + [
     // publish for tag or main
     docker(arch, app) {
       depends_on: ['image-tag'],
@@ -381,7 +286,6 @@ local multiarch_image(arch) = pipeline('docker-' + arch) + arch_image(arch) {
     }
     for app in apps
   ],
-  depends_on: ['check'],
 };
 
 local manifest(apps) = pipeline('manifest') {
@@ -535,60 +439,6 @@ local manifest_ecr(apps, archs) = pipeline('manifest-ecr') {
       },
     ],
   },
-  pipeline('check') {
-    workspace: {
-      base: '/src',
-      path: 'loki',
-    },
-    steps: [
-      make('check-drone-drift', container=false) { depends_on: ['clone'] },
-      make('check-generated-files', container=false) { depends_on: ['clone'] },
-      run('clone-target-branch', commands=[
-        'cd ..',
-        'echo "cloning "$DRONE_TARGET_BRANCH ',
-        'git clone -b $DRONE_TARGET_BRANCH $CI_REPO_REMOTE loki-target-branch',
-        'cd -',
-      ]) { depends_on: ['clone'], when: onPRs },
-      make('test', container=false) { depends_on: ['clone-target-branch', 'check-generated-files'] },
-      run('test-target-branch', commands=['cd ../loki-target-branch', 'BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false make test']) { depends_on: ['clone-target-branch'], when: onPRs },
-      make('compare-coverage', container=false, args=[
-        'old=../loki-target-branch/test_results.txt',
-        'new=test_results.txt',
-        'packages=ingester,distributor,querier,querier/queryrange,iter,storage,chunkenc,logql,loki',
-        '> diff.txt',
-      ]) { depends_on: ['test', 'test-target-branch'], when: onPRs },
-      run('report-coverage', commands=[
-        "total_diff=$(sed 's/%//' diff.txt | awk '{sum+=$3;}END{print sum;}')",
-        'if [ $total_diff = 0 ]; then exit 0; fi',
-        "pull=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')",
-        "body=$(jq -Rs '{body: . }' diff.txt)",
-        'curl -X POST -u $USER:$TOKEN -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/grafana/loki/issues/$pull/comments -d "$body" > /dev/null',
-      ], env={
-        USER: 'grafanabot',
-        TOKEN: { from_secret: github_secret.name },
-      }) { depends_on: ['compare-coverage'], when: onPRs },
-      make('lint', container=false) { depends_on: ['check-generated-files'] },
-      make('check-mod', container=false) { depends_on: ['test', 'lint'] },
-      {
-        name: 'shellcheck',
-        image: 'koalaman/shellcheck-alpine:stable',
-        commands: ['apk add make bash && make lint-scripts'],
-      },
-      make('loki', container=false) { depends_on: ['check-generated-files'] },
-      make('check-doc', container=false) { depends_on: ['loki'] },
-      make('validate-example-configs', container=false) { depends_on: ['loki'] },
-      make('check-example-config-doc', container=false) { depends_on: ['clone'] },
-      {
-        name: 'build-docs-website',
-        image: 'grafana/docs-base:latest',
-        commands: [
-          'mkdir -p /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest',
-          'cp -r docs/sources/* /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest/',
-          'cd /hugo && make prod',
-        ],
-      },
-    ],
-  },
   pipeline('mixins') {
     workspace: {
       base: '/src',
@@ -751,109 +601,6 @@ local manifest_ecr(apps, archs) = pipeline('manifest-ecr') {
   },
   promtail_win(),
   logql_analyzer(),
-  pipeline('release') {
-    trigger+: {
-      event: ['pull_request', 'tag'],
-    },
-    depends_on+: ['check'],
-    image_pull_secrets: [pull_secret.name],
-    volumes+: [
-      {
-        name: 'cgroup',
-        host: {
-          path: '/sys/fs/cgroup',
-        },
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'docker',
-        host: {
-          path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-    // Launch docker images with systemd
-    services: [
-      {
-        name: 'systemd-debian',
-        image: 'jrei/systemd-debian:12',
-        volumes: [
-          {
-            name: 'cgroup',
-            path: '/sys/fs/cgroup',
-          },
-        ],
-        privileged: true,
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'systemd-centos',
-        image: 'jrei/systemd-centos:8',
-        volumes: [
-          {
-            name: 'cgroup',
-            path: '/sys/fs/cgroup',
-          },
-        ],
-        privileged: true,
-      },
-    ],
-    // Package and test the packages
-    steps: [
-      skipMissingSecretPipelineStep(gpg_private_key.name),  // Needs GPG keys to run
-      {
-        name: 'fetch-tags',
-        image: 'alpine',
-        commands: [
-          'apk add --no-cache bash git',
-          'git fetch origin --tags',
-        ],
-      },
-      run('write-key',
-          commands=['printf "%s" "$NFPM_SIGNING_KEY" > $NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE'],
-          env={
-            NFPM_SIGNING_KEY: { from_secret: gpg_private_key.name },
-            NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: '/drone/src/private-key.key',
-          }),
-      run('test packaging',
-          commands=[
-            'make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false packages',
-          ],
-          env={
-            NFPM_PASSPHRASE: { from_secret: gpg_passphrase.name },
-            NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: '/drone/src/private-key.key',
-          }),
-      {
-        name: 'test deb package',
-        image: 'docker',
-        commands: ['./tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh'],
-        volumes: [
-          {
-            name: 'docker',
-            path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
-          },
-        ],
-        privileged: true,
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'test rpm package',
-        image: 'docker',
-        commands: ['./tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh'],
-        volumes: [
-          {
-            name: 'docker',
-            path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
-          },
-        ],
-        privileged: true,
-      },
-      run('publish',
-          commands=['make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false publish'],
-          env={
-            GITHUB_TOKEN: { from_secret: github_secret.name },
-            NFPM_PASSPHRASE: { from_secret: gpg_passphrase.name },
-            NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: '/drone/src/private-key.key',
-          }) { when: { event: ['tag'] } },
-    ],
-  },
   pipeline('docker-driver') {
     trigger+: onTagOrMain,
     steps: [
diff --git a/.drone/drone.yml b/.drone/drone.yml
index a2722cc076602..064123d759f4d 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.yml
+++ b/.drone/drone.yml
@@ -86,149 +86,6 @@ workspace:
   path: loki
 ---
 kind: pipeline
-name: check
-steps:
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-drone-drift
-  depends_on:
-  - clone
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: check-drone-drift
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-generated-files
-  depends_on:
-  - clone
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: check-generated-files
-- commands:
-  - cd ..
-  - 'echo "cloning "$DRONE_TARGET_BRANCH '
-  - git clone -b $DRONE_TARGET_BRANCH $CI_REPO_REMOTE loki-target-branch
-  - cd -
-  depends_on:
-  - clone
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: clone-target-branch
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false test
-  depends_on:
-  - clone-target-branch
-  - check-generated-files
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: test
-- commands:
-  - cd ../loki-target-branch
-  - BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false make test
-  depends_on:
-  - clone-target-branch
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: test-target-branch
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false compare-coverage old=../loki-target-branch/test_results.txt
-    new=test_results.txt packages=ingester,distributor,querier,querier/queryrange,iter,storage,chunkenc,logql,loki
-    > diff.txt
-  depends_on:
-  - test
-  - test-target-branch
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: compare-coverage
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- commands:
-  - total_diff=$(sed 's/%//' diff.txt | awk '{sum+=$3;}END{print sum;}')
-  - if [ $total_diff = 0 ]; then exit 0; fi
-  - pull=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
-  - 'body=$(jq -Rs ''{body: . }'' diff.txt)'
-  - 'curl -X POST -u $USER:$TOKEN -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" https://api.github.com/repos/grafana/loki/issues/$pull/comments
-    -d "$body" > /dev/null'
-  depends_on:
-  - compare-coverage
-  environment:
-    TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
-    USER: grafanabot
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: report-coverage
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false lint
-  depends_on:
-  - check-generated-files
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: lint
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-mod
-  depends_on:
-  - test
-  - lint
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: check-mod
-- commands:
-  - apk add make bash && make lint-scripts
-  image: koalaman/shellcheck-alpine:stable
-  name: shellcheck
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false loki
-  depends_on:
-  - check-generated-files
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: loki
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-doc
-  depends_on:
-  - loki
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: check-doc
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false validate-example-configs
-  depends_on:
-  - loki
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: validate-example-configs
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false check-example-config-doc
-  depends_on:
-  - clone
-  environment: {}
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: check-example-config-doc
-- commands:
-  - mkdir -p /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest
-  - cp -r docs/sources/* /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest/
-  - cd /hugo && make prod
-  image: grafana/docs-base:latest
-  name: build-docs-website
-trigger:
-  ref:
-  - refs/heads/main
-  - refs/heads/k???
-  - refs/tags/v*
-  - refs/pull/*/head
-workspace:
-  base: /src
-  path: loki
----
-kind: pipeline
 name: mixins
 steps:
 - commands:
@@ -280,8 +137,6 @@ workspace:
   base: /src
   path: loki
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: docker-amd64
 platform:
@@ -294,51 +149,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-amd64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-canary-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-canary
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-logcli-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/logcli
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -394,8 +204,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: docker-arm64
 platform:
@@ -408,51 +216,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-canary-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-canary
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-logcli-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/logcli
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -508,8 +271,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: docker-arm
 platform:
@@ -522,51 +283,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
-  name: build-loki-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
-  name: build-loki-canary-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/loki-canary/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-canary
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
-  name: build-logcli-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/logcli/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/logcli
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
@@ -622,8 +338,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: promtail-amd64
 platform:
@@ -636,21 +350,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-amd64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-promtail-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/promtail
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -674,8 +373,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: promtail-arm64
 platform:
@@ -688,21 +385,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-promtail-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/promtail
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -726,8 +408,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: promtail-arm
 platform:
@@ -740,21 +420,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
-  name: build-promtail-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/promtail/Dockerfile.arm32
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/promtail
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
@@ -778,8 +443,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: lokioperator-amd64
 platform:
@@ -792,22 +455,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-amd64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-operator-image
-  settings:
-    context: operator
-    dockerfile: operator/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-operator
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -832,8 +479,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: lokioperator-arm64
 platform:
@@ -846,22 +491,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-loki-operator-image
-  settings:
-    context: operator
-    dockerfile: operator/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-operator
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -886,8 +515,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: lokioperator-arm
 platform:
@@ -900,22 +527,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-arm > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
-  name: build-loki-operator-image
-  settings:
-    context: operator
-    dockerfile: operator/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-operator
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker:linux-arm
@@ -940,8 +551,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: fluent-bit-amd64
 platform:
@@ -955,21 +564,6 @@ steps:
   - echo ",main" >> .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-fluent-bit-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/fluent-bit/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/fluent-bit-plugin-loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -993,8 +587,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: fluentd-amd64
 platform:
@@ -1008,21 +600,6 @@ steps:
   - echo ",main" >> .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-fluentd-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/fluentd/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/fluent-plugin-loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -1046,8 +623,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: logstash-amd64
 platform:
@@ -1061,21 +636,6 @@ steps:
   - echo ",main" >> .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-logstash-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: clients/cmd/logstash/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/logstash-output-loki
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -1099,8 +659,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: querytee-amd64
 platform:
@@ -1114,21 +672,6 @@ steps:
   - echo ",main" >> .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-querytee-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/querytee/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/loki-query-tee
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -1338,8 +881,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: logql-analyzer
 platform:
@@ -1352,21 +893,6 @@ steps:
   - echo $(./tools/image-tag)-amd64 > .tags
   image: alpine
   name: image-tag
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  image: plugins/docker
-  name: build-logql-analyzer-image
-  settings:
-    dockerfile: cmd/logql-analyzer/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    password:
-      from_secret: docker_password
-    repo: grafana/logql-analyzer
-    username:
-      from_secret: docker_username
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: plugins/docker
@@ -1390,103 +916,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
-image_pull_secrets:
-- dockerconfigjson
-kind: pipeline
-name: release
-services:
-- image: jrei/systemd-debian:12
-  name: systemd-debian
-  privileged: true
-  volumes:
-  - name: cgroup
-    path: /sys/fs/cgroup
-- image: jrei/systemd-centos:8
-  name: systemd-centos
-  privileged: true
-  volumes:
-  - name: cgroup
-    path: /sys/fs/cgroup
-steps:
-- commands:
-  - if [ "$${#TEST_SECRET}" -eq 0 ]; then
-  - '  echo "Missing a secret to run this pipeline. This branch needs to be re-pushed
-    as a branch in main grafana/loki repository in order to run." && exit 78'
-  - fi
-  environment:
-    TEST_SECRET:
-      from_secret: gpg_private_key
-  image: alpine
-  name: skip pipeline if missing secret
-- commands:
-  - apk add --no-cache bash git
-  - git fetch origin --tags
-  image: alpine
-  name: fetch-tags
-- commands:
-  - printf "%s" "$NFPM_SIGNING_KEY" > $NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE
-  environment:
-    NFPM_SIGNING_KEY:
-      from_secret: gpg_private_key
-    NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: /drone/src/private-key.key
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: write-key
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false packages
-  environment:
-    NFPM_PASSPHRASE:
-      from_secret: gpg_passphrase
-    NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: /drone/src/private-key.key
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: test packaging
-- commands:
-  - ./tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh
-  image: docker
-  name: test deb package
-  privileged: true
-  volumes:
-  - name: docker
-    path: /var/run/docker.sock
-- commands:
-  - ./tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh
-  image: docker
-  name: test rpm package
-  privileged: true
-  volumes:
-  - name: docker
-    path: /var/run/docker.sock
-- commands:
-  - make BUILD_IN_CONTAINER=false publish
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
-    NFPM_PASSPHRASE:
-      from_secret: gpg_passphrase
-    NFPM_SIGNING_KEY_FILE: /drone/src/private-key.key
-  image: grafana/loki-build-image:0.29.3-go1.20.10
-  name: publish
-  when:
-    event:
-    - tag
-trigger:
-  event:
-  - pull_request
-  - tag
-  ref:
-  - refs/heads/main
-  - refs/heads/k???
-  - refs/tags/v*
-  - refs/pull/*/head
-volumes:
-- host:
-    path: /sys/fs/cgroup
-  name: cgroup
-- host:
-    path: /var/run/docker.sock
-  name: docker
----
 kind: pipeline
 name: docker-driver
 steps:
@@ -1520,8 +949,6 @@ volumes:
     path: /var/run/docker.sock
   name: docker
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: lambda-promtail-amd64
 platform:
@@ -1544,25 +971,6 @@ steps:
       from_secret: ecr_key
   image: alpine
   name: skip pipeline if missing secret
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  - skip pipeline if missing secret
-  image: cstyan/ecr
-  name: build-lambda-promtail-image
-  privileged: true
-  settings:
-    access_key:
-      from_secret: ecr_key
-    dockerfile: tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    region: us-east-1
-    registry: public.ecr.aws/grafana
-    repo: public.ecr.aws/grafana/lambda-promtail
-    secret_key:
-      from_secret: ecr_secret_key
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: cstyan/ecr
@@ -1589,8 +997,6 @@ trigger:
   - refs/tags/v*
   - refs/pull/*/head
 ---
-depends_on:
-- check
 kind: pipeline
 name: lambda-promtail-arm64
 platform:
@@ -1613,25 +1019,6 @@ steps:
       from_secret: ecr_key
   image: alpine
   name: skip pipeline if missing secret
-- depends_on:
-  - image-tag
-  - skip pipeline if missing secret
-  image: cstyan/ecr
-  name: build-lambda-promtail-image
-  privileged: true
-  settings:
-    access_key:
-      from_secret: ecr_key
-    dockerfile: tools/lambda-promtail/Dockerfile
-    dry_run: true
-    region: us-east-1
-    registry: public.ecr.aws/grafana
-    repo: public.ecr.aws/grafana/lambda-promtail
-    secret_key:
-      from_secret: ecr_secret_key
-  when:
-    event:
-    - pull_request
 - depends_on:
   - image-tag
   image: cstyan/ecr
@@ -1765,6 +1152,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gpg_private_key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: ad5a4e4a80718da3bdb6725694ef96c7c274c1cd1eb70bd630bf9491f85fff8d
+hmac: adb7abe29244c9e5d6e6e7cc61ad5d800fcbd14a2be6c5c52d4d697e09bf6131
 
 ...
diff --git a/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json b/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
index a423bbb0bad22..790658ca79b75 100644
--- a/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
+++ b/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
           "subdir": "workflows"
         }
       },
-      "version": "1d6247891e2b9d68d38403d7a6c63b9285ff640f",
-      "sum": "aQpCoAM3E9srNOL9f0tsdB/qlKCEEfUjj38u1deUD1w="
+      "version": "6b01459ac1e5e853427055f0d876b852e3d37013",
+      "sum": "9e1I49GbVE58H61ckjKROn4H8PVUMZjTGQPvEr2pado="
     }
   ],
   "legacyImports": false
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
index cdd6b82463e4b..fe165048b8cd9 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ local releaseLibStep = common.releaseLibStep;
           --repo-url="${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}" \
           --target-branch "${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}" \
           --token="${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
-          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}"
+          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
+          --debug
 
         if [[ `jq length release.json` -gt 1 ]]; then 
           echo 'release-please would create more than 1 PR, so cannot determine correct version'
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/common.libsonnet b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/common.libsonnet
index e3346f2bd5e4e..29e03503717ce 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/common.libsonnet
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/common.libsonnet
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     + $.step.with({
       repository: 'grafana/loki-release',
       path: 'lib',
+      ref: 'release-1.11.x',
     }),
 
   setupNode: $.step.new('setup node', 'actions/setup-node@v4')
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/release.libsonnet b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/release.libsonnet
index 6bf2daa8f0334..b42a3fc6a0624 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/release.libsonnet
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/release.libsonnet
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ local pullRequestFooter = 'Merging this PR will release the [artifacts](https://
       //TODO backport action should not bring over autorelease: pending label
       + step.withRun(|||
         npm install
-        echo "Pull request footer: %s"
         npm exec -- release-please release-pr \
           --consider-all-branches \
           --label "backport main,autorelease: pending,type/docs" \
@@ -41,8 +40,9 @@ local pullRequestFooter = 'Merging this PR will release the [artifacts](https://
           --token "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
           --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
           --separate-pull-requests false \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
           --debug
-      ||| % [pullRequestFooter, pullRequestFooter]),
+      ||| % pullRequestFooter),
     ]),
 
   shouldRelease: job.new()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
index 2704fa974ddd4..78ad1a56936df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "setup node"
       uses: "actions/setup-node@v4"
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       name: "release please"
       run: |
         npm install
-        echo "Pull request footer: Merging this PR will release the [artifacts](https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/loki-build-artifacts/${SHA}) of ${SHA}"
         npm exec -- release-please release-pr \
           --consider-all-branches \
           --label "backport main,autorelease: pending,type/docs" \
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           --token "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
           --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
           --separate-pull-requests false \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
           --debug
       working-directory: "lib"
   dist:
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -242,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -360,6 +365,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -420,6 +426,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -480,6 +487,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -538,6 +546,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -598,6 +607,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -659,6 +669,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -686,7 +697,9 @@ jobs:
           --repo-url="${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}" \
           --target-branch "${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}" \
           --token="${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
-          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}"
+          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
+          --debug
         
         if [[ `jq length release.json` -gt 1 ]]; then 
           echo 'release-please would create more than 1 PR, so cannot determine correct version'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
index db2e5995e4dab..ffbf8c344e6a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "setup node"
       uses: "actions/setup-node@v4"
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       name: "release please"
       run: |
         npm install
-        echo "Pull request footer: Merging this PR will release the [artifacts](https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/loki-build-artifacts/${SHA}) of ${SHA}"
         npm exec -- release-please release-pr \
           --consider-all-branches \
           --label "backport main,autorelease: pending,type/docs" \
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           --token "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
           --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
           --separate-pull-requests false \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
           --debug
       working-directory: "lib"
   dist:
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -242,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -360,6 +365,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -420,6 +426,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -480,6 +487,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -538,6 +546,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -598,6 +607,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -659,6 +669,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "pull code to release"
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -686,7 +697,9 @@ jobs:
           --repo-url="${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}" \
           --target-branch "${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}" \
           --token="${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" \
-          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}"
+          --versioning-strategy "${{ env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY }}" \
+          --manifest-file .release-please-manifest.json \
+          --debug
         
         if [[ `jq length release.json` -gt 1 ]]; then 
           echo 'release-please would create more than 1 PR, so cannot determine correct version'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64970d1bd7192..578f14f195933 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "setup node"
       uses: "actions/setup-node@v4"
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - name: "auth gcs"
       uses: "google-github-actions/auth@v2"
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       with:
         path: "lib"
+        ref: "release-1.11.x"
         repository: "grafana/loki-release"
     - id: "extract_branch"
       name: "extract branch name"