diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
index c00cea4cb..4aec4e0d5 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: mongodb
-version: 7.10.8
+version: 7.10.9
 appVersion: 4.2.5
 description: NoSQL document-oriented database that stores JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas, simplifying the integration of data in content-driven applications.
 keywords:
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-arbiter-rs.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-arbiter-rs.yaml
index f89ef26d4..525c8fb68 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-arbiter-rs.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-arbiter-rs.yaml
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: {{ if .Values.existingSecret }}{{ .Values.existingSecret }}{{- else }}{{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}{{- end }}
                 key: mongodb-replica-set-key
+            {{- else }}
+          - name: ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
+            value: "yes"
             {{- end }}
           - name: MONGODB_ENABLE_IPV6
           {{- if .Values.mongodbEnableIPv6 }}
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-primary-rs.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-primary-rs.yaml
index 51ff775f6..8d69f430d 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-primary-rs.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-primary-rs.yaml
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: {{ if .Values.existingSecret }}{{ .Values.existingSecret }}{{- else }}{{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}{{- end }}
                 key: mongodb-replica-set-key
+            {{- else }}
+          - name: ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
+            value: "yes"
             {{- end }}
           - name: MONGODB_ENABLE_IPV6
           {{- if .Values.mongodbEnableIPv6 }}
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-secondary-rs.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-secondary-rs.yaml
index aa0097b0a..2f822457b 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-secondary-rs.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/statefulset-secondary-rs.yaml
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: {{ if .Values.existingSecret }}{{ .Values.existingSecret }}{{- else }}{{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}{{- end }}
                 key: mongodb-replica-set-key
+            {{- else }}
+          - name: ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
+            value: "yes"
             {{- end }}
           - name: MONGODB_ENABLE_IPV6
           {{- if .Values.mongodbEnableIPv6 }}
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/values-production.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/values-production.yaml
index 881996238..b0604de26 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/values-production.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/values-production.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ image:
   ## Bitnami MongoDB image tag
   ## ref: https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/mongodb/tags/
   ##
-  tag: 4.2.5-debian-10-r42
+  tag: 4.2.5-debian-10-r43
   ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
   ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/images/#pre-pulling-images
   ##
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/values.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/values.yaml
index dd46a9457..e7fe5296f 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ image:
   ## Bitnami MongoDB image tag
   ## ref: https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/mongodb/tags/
   ##
-  tag: 4.2.5-debian-10-r42
+  tag: 4.2.5-debian-10-r43
   ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
   ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/images/#pre-pulling-images
   ##