diff --git a/.drone/drone.yml b/.drone/drone.yml
index d6e9f33fd0..72f0e9e766 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.yml
+++ b/.drone/drone.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,17 @@ steps:
   - make lint
   image: grafana/alloy-build-image:v0.1.8
   name: Lint
+  volumes:
+  - name: docker
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
 trigger:
   event:
   - pull_request
 type: docker
+volumes:
+- host:
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  name: docker
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 name: Test
@@ -25,10 +32,17 @@ steps:
   - make GO_TAGS="nodocker" test
   image: grafana/alloy-build-image:v0.1.8
   name: Run Go tests
+  volumes:
+  - name: docker
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
 trigger:
   event:
   - pull_request
 type: docker
+volumes:
+- host:
+    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  name: docker
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 name: Test (Full)
@@ -579,6 +593,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: updater_private_key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 26b5613cbd5e5cd42656c10c372d44dc93af565ec2ae212d3b27c2fe366c6aeb
+hmac: e6b3e9929f79eab8e5e454b543705e080893abe81ebbd7f47b67dcb6981b0fa8
 
 ...
diff --git a/.drone/pipelines/test.jsonnet b/.drone/pipelines/test.jsonnet
index d64e8238f4..d2e0aff306 100644
--- a/.drone/pipelines/test.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone/pipelines/test.jsonnet
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ local pipelines = import '../util/pipelines.jsonnet';
     steps: [{
       name: 'Lint',
       image: build_image.linux,
+      volumes: [{
+        name: 'docker',
+        path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
+      }],
       commands: [
         'apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y libsystemd-dev',
         'make lint',
       ],
     }],
+    volumes: [{
+      name: 'docker',
+      host: {
+        path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
+      },
+    }],
   },
 
   pipelines.linux('Test') {
@@ -23,11 +33,21 @@ local pipelines = import '../util/pipelines.jsonnet';
     steps: [{
       name: 'Run Go tests',
       image: build_image.linux,
+      volumes: [{
+        name: 'docker',
+        path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
+      }],
 
       commands: [
         'make GO_TAGS="nodocker" test',
       ],
     }],
+    volumes: [{
+      name: 'docker',
+      host: {
+        path: '/var/run/docker.sock',
+      },
+    }],
   },
 
   pipelines.linux('Test (Full)') {
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1a74e8052e..495e65ed6a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     RELEASE_BUILD=${RELEASE_BUILD} VERSION=${VERSION} \
     GO_TAGS="netgo builtinassets promtail_journal_enabled" \
     GOEXPERIMENT=${GOEXPERIMENT} \
-    make alloy
+    make alloy-for-image
 
 FROM public.ecr.aws/ubuntu/ubuntu:noble
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17fef35c51..0844751b5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ else
 	$(GO_ENV) go build $(GO_FLAGS) -o $(ALLOY_BINARY) .
 endif
 
+alloy-for-image:
+	$(GO_ENV) go build $(GO_FLAGS) -o $(ALLOY_BINARY) .
+
 # alloy-service is not included in binaries since it's Windows-only.
 alloy-service:
 ifeq ($(USE_CONTAINER),1)
@@ -278,13 +281,14 @@ drone: generate-drone
 
 # Required by vendored Beyla to build eBPF artifacts prior to building the
 # Alloy binary
-# go mod vendor is require for GH workflows, as we cannot mount directories
+# go mod vendor is required for GH workflows, as we cannot mount directories
 # outside of the source dir inside the beyla ebpf builder image
+# GOHOSTOS and GOHOSTARCH are required to ensure that the tool runs on the
+# host context, rather than building target binaries when cross-compiling
 .PHONY: generate-beyla
 generate-beyla:
-	if [ -n "$$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ]; then go mod vendor; fi;                                \
-	MODULE_ROOT=$$(go list -tags beyla_bpf -f '{{.Dir}}' github.com/grafana/beyla/v2/bpf); \
-	GOOS=$(GOHOSTOS) GOARCH=$(GOHOSTARCH) go generate $$MODULE_ROOT/build_ebpf.go
+	if [ -n "$$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ] || [ -n "$$DRONE_SYSTEM_HOST" ]; then go mod vendor; fi; \
+	GOOS=$(GOHOSTOS) GOARCH=$(GOHOSTARCH) go run github.com/grafana/beyla/v2/cmd/beyla-genfiles@generate_tool
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: clean-dist clean-build-container-cache
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5cd0c99b94..6d2a734ed9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grafana/go-offsets-tracker v0.1.7 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/gomemcache v0.0.0-20240229205252-cd6a66d6fb56 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/jfr-parser v0.9.2 // indirect
+	github.com/grafana/jvmtools v0.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/grobie/gomemcache v0.0.0-20230213081705-239240bbc445 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.26.0 // indirect
@@ -892,7 +893,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 )
 
-require github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250227003200-4100d20b606e
+require github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228221137-faa829a3ecb3
 
 // NOTE: replace directives below must always be *temporary*.
 //
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7ea564cd97..d2826bedd2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1246,10 +1246,12 @@ github.com/gosnmp/gosnmp v1.38.0/go.mod h1:FE+PEZvKrFz9afP9ii1W3cprXuVZ17ypCcyyf
 github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:zZKM6oeNM8k+FRljX1mnzVYeS8wiGgQyvST1/GafPbY=
 github.com/grafana/alloy-remote-config v0.0.10 h1:1Ge7lz2mjXI1rd6SmiZpFHyXeLehBuCi43+XTkdqgV4=
 github.com/grafana/alloy-remote-config v0.0.10/go.mod h1:kHE1usYo2WAVCikQkIXuoG1Clz8BSdiz3kF+DZSCQ4k=
-github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250226224816-4aa2d9529c02 h1:XEzD03HJkN2HE1iKeHx91EQj0+H6pexxWd73Crxn8Vw=
-github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250226224816-4aa2d9529c02/go.mod h1:MK9DL2NL9JoFKqs31CCoNToryajkUxSr7W0krbaIZhU=
-github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250227003200-4100d20b606e h1:/9+0yWRlYQxNBMa24wEWTFv9mawllixMUdqbplqK1kU=
-github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250227003200-4100d20b606e/go.mod h1:MK9DL2NL9JoFKqs31CCoNToryajkUxSr7W0krbaIZhU=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228181844-8db4ab92d492 h1:4J1yKVr7Att990TfkUiVbaBQavJVxZmTM7ODJYumPPs=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228181844-8db4ab92d492/go.mod h1:TBliYCPmQIPzUdW325AJDIXReB7kk13HtgUy9BidLIc=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228191524-b9d12092ec96 h1:Klloqg3yBljXzaNYShgSh3EDpkmMQjbNlNMHafsWDoE=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228191524-b9d12092ec96/go.mod h1:TBliYCPmQIPzUdW325AJDIXReB7kk13HtgUy9BidLIc=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228221137-faa829a3ecb3 h1:aFPqI3R5Km/3cHCpeXECQth87hlCFKLJrruXFeeH2zg=
+github.com/grafana/beyla/v2 v2.0.1-0.20250228221137-faa829a3ecb3/go.mod h1:TBliYCPmQIPzUdW325AJDIXReB7kk13HtgUy9BidLIc=
 github.com/grafana/cadvisor v0.0.0-20240729082359-1f04a91701e2 h1:ju6EcY2aEobeBg185ETtFCKj5WzaQ48qfkbsSRRQrF4=
 github.com/grafana/cadvisor v0.0.0-20240729082359-1f04a91701e2/go.mod h1:8sLW/G7rcFe1CKMaA4pYT4mX3P1xQVGqM6luzEzx/2g=
 github.com/grafana/catchpoint-prometheus-exporter v0.0.0-20250218151502-6e97feaee761 h1:dPJOIEwtQ8uR3Qa79pb/lsSFJQ6j4P9vpCUQ4fKimG4=
@@ -1273,6 +1275,8 @@ github.com/grafana/jfr-parser/pprof v0.0.3 h1:GbhF9vVbfSUTpn0TPSdOBnDW8cKFQ3lqgi
 github.com/grafana/jfr-parser/pprof v0.0.3/go.mod h1:MccKegViSw2NsyXNww1yuIcaQlw6LxP/DT0CHlsfRgw=
 github.com/grafana/jsonparser v0.0.0-20240425183733-ea80629e1a32 h1:NznuPwItog+rwdVg8hAuGKP29ndRSzJAwhxKldkP8oQ=
 github.com/grafana/jsonparser v0.0.0-20240425183733-ea80629e1a32/go.mod h1:796sq+UcONnSlzA3RtlBZ+b/hrerkZXiEmO8oMjyRwY=
+github.com/grafana/jvmtools v0.0.3 h1:4uPquep5v+54Z04OQYOCldrv2SR42IRagHQXrNHsc4g=
+github.com/grafana/jvmtools v0.0.3/go.mod h1:b0tiPI5zNyIuPUz2DwvxUCI+5bFoG7A4i47F9sc8w98=
 github.com/grafana/kafka_exporter v0.0.0-20240409084445-5e3488ad9f9a h1:jqM4NNdx8LSquKo8bPx+XWn91S2b+sgNvEcFfSJQtHY=
 github.com/grafana/kafka_exporter v0.0.0-20240409084445-5e3488ad9f9a/go.mod h1:ZXGGyeTUMenf/H1CDBK9lv3azjswfa0nVzLoQAYmnDc=
 github.com/grafana/loki/pkg/push v0.0.0-20250218135905-f078e0e3f9b6 h1:s4B8mN2RvfKEd3TQRHRMQlfuUAyQ4if8UXnzysH4NSY=