diff --git a/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json b/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
index f2ac7928e2595..1522f482c8e09 100644
--- a/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
+++ b/.github/jsonnetfile.lock.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
           "subdir": ""
         }
       },
-      "version": "e87bbbd61b9b64782371492000c5ce130d172ffe",
-      "sum": "N9EocUYpQ3HT6ZysJxmLt3SI2fi/rZMOgMxnbh9qkDg="
+      "version": "f2ecd4b9e440db32204d56ea3fa464528791dfb7",
+      "sum": "kwWkJCH7fQrx+taP3aG6DbSSogKZJUOJH+zg90LKJk4="
     }
   ],
   "legacyImports": false
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index 99c0b21a7fdfd..efb8639c5457e 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
   create-release-pr:
     needs:
     - "dist"
-    - "packages"
     - "loki"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
@@ -148,10 +147,11 @@ jobs:
         credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
     - env:
         BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
+        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         IMAGE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         SKIP_ARM: true
       name: "build artifacts"
-      run: "make dist"
+      run: "make dist packages"
       shell: "bash"
       working-directory: "release"
     - name: "upload build artifacts"
@@ -271,36 +271,6 @@ jobs:
         - "linux/amd64"
         - "linux/arm64"
         - "linux/arm"
-  packages:
-    container:
-      image: "grafana/loki-build-image:0.33.0"
-    needs:
-    - "version"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    steps:
-    - name: "pull code to release"
-      uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      with:
-        path: "release"
-        repository: "${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}"
-    - name: "auth gcs"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/auth@v2"
-      with:
-        credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
-    - env:
-        BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
-        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
-      name: "package"
-      run: "make packages"
-      shell: "bash"
-      working-directory: "release"
-    - name: "upload packages"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2"
-      with:
-        destination: "loki-build-artifacts/${{ github.sha }}/packages"
-        parent: false
-        path: "release/dist"
-        process_gcloudignore: false
   test:
     container:
       image: "grafana/loki-build-image:0.33.0"
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/main.jsonnet b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/main.jsonnet
index 21233df6e4bf4..9723140c58433 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/main.jsonnet
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/main.jsonnet
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
     jobs: $.validate(buildImage) {
       version: $.build.version + $.common.job.withNeeds(validationSteps),
       dist: $.build.dist(buildImage, skipArm) + $.common.job.withNeeds(['version']),
-      packages: $.build.packages(buildImage) + $.common.job.withNeeds(['version']),
     } + std.mapWithKey(function(name, job) job + $.common.job.withNeeds(['version']), imageJobs) + {
-      local buildImageSteps = ['dist', 'packages'] + std.objectFields(imageJobs),
+      local buildImageSteps = ['dist'] + std.objectFields(imageJobs),
       'create-release-pr': $.release.createReleasePR + $.common.job.withNeeds(buildImageSteps),
     },
   },
diff --git a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
index c382b1c89eeb0..7685abc08a158 100644
--- a/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
+++ b/.github/vendor/github.com/grafana/loki-release/workflows/build.libsonnet
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ local releaseLibStep = common.releaseLibStep;
         BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false,
         SKIP_ARM: skipArm,
         IMAGE_TAG: '${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}',
+        DRONE_TAG: '${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}',
       })
-      + step.withRun('make dist'),
+      + step.withRun('make dist packages'),
 
       step.new('upload build artifacts', 'google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2')
       + step.with({
@@ -125,26 +126,4 @@ local releaseLibStep = common.releaseLibStep;
         process_gcloudignore: false,
       }),
     ]),
-  packages: function(buildImage)
-    job.new()
-    + job.withContainer({
-      image: buildImage,
-    })
-    + job.withSteps([
-      common.fetchReleaseRepo,
-      common.googleAuth,
-      releaseStep('package')
-      + step.withEnv({
-        BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false,
-        DRONE_TAG: '${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}',
-      })
-      + step.withRun('make packages'),
-      step.new('upload packages', 'google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2')
-      + step.with({
-        path: 'release/dist',
-        destination: 'loki-build-artifacts/${{ github.sha }}/packages',  //TODO: make bucket configurable
-        process_gcloudignore: false,
-        parent: false,
-      }),
-    ]),
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
index 56145b27328ec..70e2eee3a895c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/minor-release-pr.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
   create-release-pr:
     needs:
     - "dist"
-    - "packages"
     - "fluent-bit"
     - "fluentd"
     - "logcli"
@@ -157,10 +156,11 @@ jobs:
         credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
     - env:
         BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
+        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         IMAGE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         SKIP_ARM: true
       name: "build artifacts"
-      run: "make dist"
+      run: "make dist packages"
       shell: "bash"
       working-directory: "release"
     - name: "upload build artifacts"
@@ -692,36 +692,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         platform:
         - "linux/amd64"
-  packages:
-    container:
-      image: "grafana/loki-build-image:0.33.0"
-    needs:
-    - "version"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    steps:
-    - name: "pull code to release"
-      uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      with:
-        path: "release"
-        repository: "${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}"
-    - name: "auth gcs"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/auth@v2"
-      with:
-        credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
-    - env:
-        BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
-        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
-      name: "package"
-      run: "make packages"
-      shell: "bash"
-      working-directory: "release"
-    - name: "upload packages"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2"
-      with:
-        destination: "loki-build-artifacts/${{ github.sha }}/packages"
-        parent: false
-        path: "release/dist"
-        process_gcloudignore: false
   promtail:
     needs:
     - "version"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
index 2cf1408db82d0..d369a8aaa9b8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release-pr.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
   create-release-pr:
     needs:
     - "dist"
-    - "packages"
     - "fluent-bit"
     - "fluentd"
     - "logcli"
@@ -157,10 +156,11 @@ jobs:
         credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
     - env:
         BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
+        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         IMAGE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
         SKIP_ARM: false
       name: "build artifacts"
-      run: "make dist"
+      run: "make dist packages"
       shell: "bash"
       working-directory: "release"
     - name: "upload build artifacts"
@@ -692,36 +692,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         platform:
         - "linux/amd64"
-  packages:
-    container:
-      image: "grafana/loki-build-image:0.33.0"
-    needs:
-    - "version"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    steps:
-    - name: "pull code to release"
-      uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      with:
-        path: "release"
-        repository: "${{ env.RELEASE_REPO }}"
-    - name: "auth gcs"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/auth@v2"
-      with:
-        credentials_json: "${{ secrets.GCS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}"
-    - env:
-        BUILD_IN_CONTAINER: false
-        DRONE_TAG: "${{ needs.version.outputs.version }}"
-      name: "package"
-      run: "make packages"
-      shell: "bash"
-      working-directory: "release"
-    - name: "upload packages"
-      uses: "google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v2"
-      with:
-        destination: "loki-build-artifacts/${{ github.sha }}/packages"
-        parent: false
-        path: "release/dist"
-        process_gcloudignore: false
   promtail:
     needs:
     - "version"