diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index c8b1eec5559..8a8761485f0 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 load('scripts/pr.star', 'pr_pipelines')
 load('scripts/master.star', 'master_pipelines')
 load('scripts/release.star', 'release_pipelines', 'test_release_pipelines')
+load('scripts/version.star', 'version_branch_pipelines')
 
 def main(ctx):
     edition = 'oss'
     return pr_pipelines(edition=edition) + master_pipelines(edition=edition) + release_pipelines() + \
-        test_release_pipelines()
+        test_release_pipelines() + version_branch_pipelines()
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 032c1650c7d..ed68fa4ebac 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2242,4 +2242,640 @@ depends_on:
 - enterprise-windows-test-release
 - publish-test-release
 
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: oss-build-version-branch
+
+platform:
+  os: linux
+  arch: amd64
+
+steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: alpine:3.12
+  commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
+- name: initialize
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - mkdir -p bin
+  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.18/grabpl
+  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
+  - curl -fLO https://github.com/jwilder/dockerize/releases/download/v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}/dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - tar -C bin -xzvf dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - rm dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - yarn install --frozen-lockfile --no-progress
+  environment:
+    DOCKERIZE_VERSION: 0.6.1
+
+- name: lint-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - golangci-lint run --config scripts/go/configs/.golangci.toml ./pkg/...
+  - revive -formatter stylish -config scripts/go/configs/revive.toml ./pkg/...
+  - ./scripts/revive-strict
+  - ./scripts/tidy-check.sh
+  - ./grafana-mixin/scripts/lint.sh
+  - ./grafana-mixin/scripts/build.sh
+  environment:
+    CGO_ENABLED: 1
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: codespell
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - "echo -e \"unknwon\nreferer\nerrorstring\neror\niam\" > words_to_ignore.txt"
+  - codespell -I words_to_ignore.txt docs/
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: shellcheck
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - curl -fLO http://storage.googleapis.com/grafana-downloads/ci-dependencies/shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz
+  - echo $$CHKSUM shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz | sha512sum --check --strict --status
+  - tar xf shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz
+  - mv shellcheck-v$${VERSION}/shellcheck /usr/local/bin/
+  - rm -rf shellcheck-v$${VERSION}*
+  - ./bin/grabpl shellcheck
+  environment:
+    CHKSUM: beca3d7819a6bdcfbd044576df4fc284053b48f468b2f03428fe66f4ceb2c05d9b5411357fa15003cb0311406c255084cf7283a3b8fce644c340c2f6aa910b9f
+    VERSION: 0.7.1
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: test-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-frontend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - yarn run ci:test-frontend
+  environment:
+    TEST_MAX_WORKERS: 50%
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: build-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-backend --jobs 8 --edition oss --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+  - test-backend
+
+- name: build-frontend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-frontend --jobs 8 --no-install-deps --edition oss --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - test-frontend
+
+- name: build-plugins
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-plugins --jobs 8 --edition oss --no-install-deps --sign --signing-admin
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_API_KEY:
+      from_secret: grafana_api_key
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: package
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl package --jobs 8 --edition oss --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise --sign
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+    GPG_KEY_PASSWORD:
+      from_secret: gpg_key_password
+    GPG_PRIV_KEY:
+      from_secret: gpg_priv_key
+    GPG_PUB_KEY:
+      from_secret: gpg_pub_key
+    GRAFANA_API_KEY:
+      from_secret: grafana_api_key
+  depends_on:
+  - build-backend
+  - build-frontend
+  - build-plugins
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+  - codespell
+  - shellcheck
+
+- name: end-to-end-tests-server
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  detach: true
+  commands:
+  - ./e2e/start-server
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: end-to-end-tests
+  image: grafana/ci-e2e:12.19.0-1
+  commands:
+  - ./node_modules/.bin/cypress install
+  - ./bin/grabpl e2e-tests
+  environment:
+    HOST: end-to-end-tests-server
+  depends_on:
+  - end-to-end-tests-server
+
+- name: build-storybook
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - yarn storybook:build
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: copy-packages-for-docker
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - cp dist/*.tar.gz* packaging/docker/
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: build-docker-images
+  image: grafana/drone-grafana-docker:0.3.2
+  settings:
+    dry_run: true
+    edition: oss
+  depends_on:
+  - copy-packages-for-docker
+
+- name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
+  image: grafana/drone-grafana-docker:0.3.2
+  settings:
+    dry_run: true
+    edition: oss
+    ubuntu: true
+  depends_on:
+  - copy-packages-for-docker
+
+- name: postgres-integration-tests
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
+  - ./bin/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
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
+    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+  depends_on:
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+
+- name: mysql-integration-tests
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
+  - ./bin/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
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
+    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
+  depends_on:
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+
+services:
+- name: postgres
+  image: postgres:12.3-alpine
+  environment:
+    POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
+
+- name: mysql
+  image: mysql:5.6.48
+  environment:
+    MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
+    MYSQL_USER: grafana
+
+trigger:
+  ref:
+  - refs/heads/v*
+
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: oss-windows-version-branch
+
+platform:
+  os: windows
+  arch: amd64
+  version: 1809
+
+steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows:1809
+  commands:
+  - echo $env:DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
+- name: initialize
+  image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
+  commands:
+  - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
+  - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.18/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
+
+- name: build-windows-installer
+  image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
+  commands:
+  - $$gcpKey = $$env:GCP_KEY
+  - "[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($$gcpKey)) > gcpkey.json"
+  - dos2unix gcpkey.json
+  - gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=gcpkey.json
+  - rm gcpkey.json
+  - cp C:\App\nssm-2.24.zip .
+  - .\grabpl.exe windows-installer --edition oss --build-id $$env:DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
+  environment:
+    GCP_KEY:
+      from_secret: gcp_key
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+trigger:
+  ref:
+  - refs/heads/v*
+
+depends_on:
+- oss-build-version-branch
+
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: enterprise-build-version-branch
+
+platform:
+  os: linux
+  arch: amd64
+
+clone:
+  disable: true
+
+steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: alpine:3.12
+  commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
+- name: clone
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - mkdir -p bin
+  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.18/grabpl
+  - chmod +x bin/grabpl
+  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - cd grafana-enterprise
+  - git checkout ${DRONE_BRANCH}
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+
+- name: initialize
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - mv bin/grabpl /tmp/
+  - rmdir bin
+  - mv grafana-enterprise /tmp/
+  - /tmp/grabpl init-enterprise /tmp/grafana-enterprise
+  - mkdir bin
+  - mv /tmp/grabpl bin/
+  - curl -fLO https://github.com/jwilder/dockerize/releases/download/v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}/dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - tar -C bin -xzvf dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - rm dockerize-linux-amd64-v$${DOCKERIZE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - yarn install --frozen-lockfile --no-progress
+  environment:
+    DOCKERIZE_VERSION: 0.6.1
+  depends_on:
+  - clone
+
+- name: lint-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - golangci-lint run --config scripts/go/configs/.golangci.toml ./pkg/...
+  - revive -formatter stylish -config scripts/go/configs/revive.toml ./pkg/...
+  - ./scripts/revive-strict
+  - ./scripts/tidy-check.sh
+  - ./grafana-mixin/scripts/lint.sh
+  - ./grafana-mixin/scripts/build.sh
+  environment:
+    CGO_ENABLED: 1
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: codespell
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - "echo -e \"unknwon\nreferer\nerrorstring\neror\niam\" > words_to_ignore.txt"
+  - codespell -I words_to_ignore.txt docs/
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: shellcheck
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - curl -fLO http://storage.googleapis.com/grafana-downloads/ci-dependencies/shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz
+  - echo $$CHKSUM shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz | sha512sum --check --strict --status
+  - tar xf shellcheck-v$${VERSION}.linux.x86_64.tar.xz
+  - mv shellcheck-v$${VERSION}/shellcheck /usr/local/bin/
+  - rm -rf shellcheck-v$${VERSION}*
+  - ./bin/grabpl shellcheck
+  environment:
+    CHKSUM: beca3d7819a6bdcfbd044576df4fc284053b48f468b2f03428fe66f4ceb2c05d9b5411357fa15003cb0311406c255084cf7283a3b8fce644c340c2f6aa910b9f
+    VERSION: 0.7.1
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: test-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-frontend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - yarn run ci:test-frontend
+  environment:
+    TEST_MAX_WORKERS: 50%
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+- name: build-backend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-backend --jobs 8 --edition enterprise --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+  - test-backend
+
+- name: build-frontend
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-frontend --jobs 8 --no-install-deps --edition enterprise --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - test-frontend
+
+- name: build-plugins
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl build-plugins --jobs 8 --edition enterprise --no-install-deps --sign --signing-admin
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_API_KEY:
+      from_secret: grafana_api_key
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: package
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl package --jobs 8 --edition enterprise --build-id ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} --no-pull-enterprise --sign
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+    GPG_KEY_PASSWORD:
+      from_secret: gpg_key_password
+    GPG_PRIV_KEY:
+      from_secret: gpg_priv_key
+    GPG_PUB_KEY:
+      from_secret: gpg_pub_key
+    GRAFANA_API_KEY:
+      from_secret: grafana_api_key
+  depends_on:
+  - build-backend
+  - build-frontend
+  - build-plugins
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+  - codespell
+  - shellcheck
+
+- name: end-to-end-tests-server
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  detach: true
+  commands:
+  - ./e2e/start-server
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: end-to-end-tests
+  image: grafana/ci-e2e:12.19.0-1
+  commands:
+  - ./node_modules/.bin/cypress install
+  - ./bin/grabpl e2e-tests
+  environment:
+    HOST: end-to-end-tests-server
+  depends_on:
+  - end-to-end-tests-server
+
+- name: build-storybook
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - yarn storybook:build
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: copy-packages-for-docker
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - cp dist/*.tar.gz* packaging/docker/
+  depends_on:
+  - package
+
+- name: build-docker-images
+  image: grafana/drone-grafana-docker:0.3.2
+  settings:
+    dry_run: true
+    edition: enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - copy-packages-for-docker
+
+- name: build-docker-images-ubuntu
+  image: grafana/drone-grafana-docker:0.3.2
+  settings:
+    dry_run: true
+    edition: enterprise
+    ubuntu: true
+  depends_on:
+  - copy-packages-for-docker
+
+- name: postgres-integration-tests
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq postgresql-client
+  - ./bin/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
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database postgres
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: postgres
+    PGPASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+  depends_on:
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+
+- name: mysql-integration-tests
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
+  commands:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -yq default-mysql-client
+  - ./bin/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
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --database mysql
+  environment:
+    GRAFANA_TEST_DB: mysql
+    MYSQL_HOST: mysql
+  depends_on:
+  - test-backend
+  - test-frontend
+
+services:
+- name: postgres
+  image: postgres:12.3-alpine
+  environment:
+    POSTGRES_DB: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: grafanatest
+    POSTGRES_USER: grafanatest
+
+- name: mysql
+  image: mysql:5.6.48
+  environment:
+    MYSQL_DATABASE: grafana_tests
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD: password
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
+    MYSQL_USER: grafana
+
+trigger:
+  ref:
+  - refs/heads/v*
+
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: enterprise-windows-version-branch
+
+platform:
+  os: windows
+  arch: amd64
+  version: 1809
+
+clone:
+  disable: true
+
+steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows:1809
+  commands:
+  - echo $env:DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
+- name: clone
+  image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
+  commands:
+  - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
+  - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.18/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
+  - git clone "https://$$env:GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - cd grafana-enterprise
+  - git checkout $$env:DRONE_BRANCH
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN:
+      from_secret: github_token
+
+- name: initialize
+  image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
+  commands:
+  - cp -r grafana-enterprise C:\App\grafana-enterprise
+  - rm -r -force grafana-enterprise
+  - cp grabpl.exe C:\App\grabpl.exe
+  - rm -force grabpl.exe
+  - C:\App\grabpl.exe init-enterprise C:\App\grafana-enterprise
+  - cp C:\App\grabpl.exe grabpl.exe
+  depends_on:
+  - clone
+
+- name: build-windows-installer
+  image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
+  commands:
+  - $$gcpKey = $$env:GCP_KEY
+  - "[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($$gcpKey)) > gcpkey.json"
+  - dos2unix gcpkey.json
+  - gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=gcpkey.json
+  - rm gcpkey.json
+  - cp C:\App\nssm-2.24.zip .
+  - .\grabpl.exe windows-installer --edition enterprise --build-id $$env:DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
+  environment:
+    GCP_KEY:
+      from_secret: gcp_key
+  depends_on:
+  - initialize
+
+trigger:
+  ref:
+  - refs/heads/v*
+
+depends_on:
+- enterprise-build-version-branch
+
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: notify-version-branch
+
+platform:
+  os: linux
+  arch: amd64
+
+steps:
+- name: slack
+  image: plugins/slack
+  settings:
+    channel: grafana-ci-notifications
+    template: "Build {{build.number}} failed: {{build.link}}"
+    webhook:
+      from_secret: slack_webhook
+
+trigger:
+  ref:
+  - refs/heads/v*
+  status:
+  - failure
+
+depends_on:
+- oss-build-version-branch
+- oss-windows-version-branch
+- enterprise-build-version-branch
+- enterprise-windows-version-branch
+
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/lib.star b/scripts/lib.star
index a43af3115ab..2b85df38949 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/lib.star
@@ -118,17 +118,17 @@ def init_steps(edition, platform, ver_mode, is_downstream=False, install_deps=Tr
             'yarn install --frozen-lockfile --no-progress',
         ])
     if edition == 'enterprise':
+        source_commit = ''
         if ver_mode == 'release':
             committish = '${DRONE_TAG}'
             source_commit = ' ${DRONE_TAG}'
         elif ver_mode == 'test-release':
             committish = 'master'
-            source_commit = ''
+        elif ver_mode == 'version-branch':
+            committish = '${DRONE_BRANCH}'
         else:
             if is_downstream:
                 source_commit = ' $${SOURCE_COMMIT}'
-            else:
-                source_commit = ''
             committish = '${DRONE_COMMIT}'
         steps = [
             identify_runner_step,
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def package_step(edition, ver_mode, variants=None, is_downstream=False):
         variants_str = ' --variants {}'.format(','.join(variants))
     else:
         variants_str = ''
-    if ver_mode in ('master', 'release', 'test-release',):
+    if ver_mode in ('master', 'release', 'test-release', 'version-branch'):
         sign_args = ' --sign'
         env = {
             'GRAFANA_API_KEY': {
@@ -856,7 +856,9 @@ def get_windows_steps(edition, ver_mode, is_downstream=False):
             'commands': init_cmds,
         },
     ]
-    if (ver_mode == 'master' and (edition != 'enterprise' or is_downstream)) or ver_mode in ('release', 'test-release'):
+    if (ver_mode == 'master' and (edition != 'enterprise' or is_downstream)) or ver_mode in (
+        'release', 'test-release', 'version-branch',
+    ):
         bucket_part = ''
         bucket = 'grafana-downloads'
         if ver_mode == 'release':
@@ -883,10 +885,15 @@ def get_windows_steps(edition, ver_mode, is_downstream=False):
             'rm gcpkey.json',
             'cp C:\\App\\nssm-2.24.zip .',
             '.\\grabpl.exe windows-installer --edition {}{} {}'.format(edition, bucket_part, ver_part),
-            '$$fname = ((Get-Childitem grafana*.msi -name) -split "`n")[0]',
-            'gsutil cp $$fname gs://{}/{}/{}/'.format(bucket, edition, dir),
-            'gsutil cp "$$fname.sha256" gs://{}/{}/{}/'.format(bucket, edition, dir),
         ]
+        if (ver_mode == 'master' and (edition != 'enterprise' or is_downstream)) or ver_mode in (
+            'release', 'test-release',
+        ):
+            installer_commands.extend([
+                '$$fname = ((Get-Childitem grafana*.msi -name) -split "`n")[0]',
+                'gsutil cp $$fname gs://{}/{}/{}/'.format(bucket, edition, dir),
+                'gsutil cp "$$fname.sha256" gs://{}/{}/{}/'.format(bucket, edition, dir),
+            ])
         steps.append({
             'name': 'build-windows-installer',
             'image': wix_image,
@@ -906,6 +913,8 @@ def get_windows_steps(edition, ver_mode, is_downstream=False):
             committish = '${DRONE_TAG}'
         elif ver_mode == 'test-release':
             committish = 'master'
+        elif ver_mode == 'version-branch':
+            committish = '$$env:DRONE_BRANCH'
         else:
             committish = '$$env:DRONE_COMMIT'
         # For enterprise, we have to clone both OSS and enterprise and merge the latter into the former
diff --git a/scripts/version.star b/scripts/version.star
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a0b9efafd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/version.star
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+load(
+    'scripts/lib.star',
+    'build_image',
+    'pipeline',
+    'lint_backend_step',
+    'codespell_step',
+    'shellcheck_step',
+    'test_backend_step',
+    'test_frontend_step',
+    'build_backend_step',
+    'build_frontend_step',
+    'build_plugins_step',
+    'package_step',
+    'e2e_tests_server_step',
+    'e2e_tests_step',
+    'build_storybook_step',
+    'copy_packages_for_docker_step',
+    'build_docker_images_step',
+    'postgres_integration_tests_step',
+    'mysql_integration_tests_step',
+    'get_windows_steps',
+    'benchmark_ldap_step',
+    'ldap_service',
+    'frontend_metrics_step',
+    'upload_packages_step',
+    'notify_pipeline',
+    'integration_test_services',
+)
+
+ver_mode = 'version-branch'
+
+def get_steps(edition):
+    steps = [
+        lint_backend_step(edition),
+        codespell_step(),
+        shellcheck_step(),
+        test_backend_step(),
+        test_frontend_step(),
+        build_backend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
+        build_frontend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
+        build_plugins_step(edition=edition, sign=True),
+        package_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
+        e2e_tests_server_step(),
+        e2e_tests_step(),
+        build_storybook_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
+        copy_packages_for_docker_step(),
+        build_docker_images_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
+        build_docker_images_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode, ubuntu=True),
+        postgres_integration_tests_step(),
+        mysql_integration_tests_step(),
+    ]
+    windows_steps = get_windows_steps(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode)
+
+    return steps, windows_steps
+
+def get_oss_pipelines(trigger):
+    services = integration_test_services()
+    steps, windows_steps = get_steps(edition='oss')
+    return [
+        pipeline(
+            name='oss-build-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition='oss', trigger=trigger, services=services, steps=steps,
+            ver_mode=ver_mode,
+        ),
+        pipeline(
+            name='oss-windows-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition='oss', trigger=trigger, steps=windows_steps,
+            platform='windows', depends_on=['oss-build-{}'.format(ver_mode)], ver_mode=ver_mode,
+        ),
+    ]
+
+def get_enterprise_pipelines(trigger):
+    services = integration_test_services()
+    steps, windows_steps = get_steps(edition='enterprise')
+    return [
+        pipeline(
+            name='enterprise-build-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition='enterprise', trigger=trigger, services=services,
+            steps=steps, ver_mode=ver_mode,
+        ),
+        pipeline(
+            name='enterprise-windows-{}'.format(ver_mode), edition='enterprise', trigger=trigger, steps=windows_steps,
+            platform='windows', depends_on=['enterprise-build-{}'.format(ver_mode)], ver_mode=ver_mode,
+        ),
+    ]
+
+def version_branch_pipelines():
+    services = integration_test_services()
+    trigger = {
+        'ref': ['refs/heads/v*',],
+    }
+
+    oss_pipelines = get_oss_pipelines(trigger=trigger)
+    enterprise_pipelines = get_enterprise_pipelines(trigger=trigger)
+
+    pipelines = oss_pipelines + enterprise_pipelines
+
+    pipelines.append(notify_pipeline(
+        name='notify-{}'.format(ver_mode), slack_channel='grafana-ci-notifications', trigger=trigger,
+        depends_on=[p['name'] for p in pipelines],
+    ))
+
+    return pipelines