diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/CHANGELOG.md b/bitnami/mongodb/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e194d44c9..f0771a1676 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 16.5.45 (2025-08-21)
+## 17.0.1 (2026-01-19)
 
-* [bitnami/mongodb] :zap: :arrow_up: Update dependency references ([#36166](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/36166))
+* [bitnami/mongodb] Fix URL encoding for special characters in mongodb_exporter URI ([#36437](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/36437))
+
+## <small>16.5.45 (2025-08-21)</small>
+
+* [bitnami/mongodb] :zap: :arrow_up: Update dependency references (#36166) ([83c8f5a](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/commit/83c8f5a37e5cd3d81569f4a5c74e5e50f314491a)), closes [#36166](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/issues/36166)
 
 ## <small>16.5.44 (2025-08-15)</small>
 
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
index 9df78cc92e..434565663c 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/Chart.yaml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ maintainers:
 name: mongodb
 sources:
 - https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/mongodb
-version: 17.0.0
+version: 17.0.1
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/_helpers.tpl b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 700424bb80..3ef5407d97 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -643,10 +643,10 @@ Validate values of MongoDB&reg; exporter URI string - auth.enabled and/or tls.en
         {{- $tlsArgs = printf "tls=true%s&tlsCAFile=/certs/mongodb-ca-cert" $tlsCertKeyFile -}}
     {{- end -}}
     {{- if .Values.metrics.username -}}
-        {{- $uriAuth := ternary "$(echo $MONGODB_METRICS_USERNAME | sed -r \"s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g\"):$(echo $MONGODB_METRICS_PASSWORD | sed -r \"s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g\")@" "" .Values.auth.enabled -}}
+        {{- $uriAuth := ternary "$(echo $MONGODB_METRICS_USERNAME | sed -r 's/%/%25/g;s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/\\//%2F/g;s/\\?/%3F/g;s/#/%23/g;s/\\$/%24/g'):$(echo $MONGODB_METRICS_PASSWORD | sed -r 's/%/%25/g;s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/\\//%2F/g;s/\\?/%3F/g;s/#/%23/g;s/\\$/%24/g')@" "" .Values.auth.enabled -}}
         {{- printf "mongodb://%s$(hostname -s):%d/admin?%s" $uriAuth (int .Values.containerPorts.mongodb) $tlsArgs -}}
     {{- else -}}
-        {{- $uriAuth := ternary "$MONGODB_ROOT_USER:$(echo $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD | sed -r \"s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g\")@" "" .Values.auth.enabled -}}
+        {{- $uriAuth := ternary "$(echo $MONGODB_ROOT_USER | sed -r 's/%/%25/g;s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/\\//%2F/g;s/\\?/%3F/g;s/#/%23/g;s/\\$/%24/g'):$(echo $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD | sed -r 's/%/%25/g;s/@/%40/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/\\//%2F/g;s/\\?/%3F/g;s/#/%23/g;s/\\$/%24/g')@" "" .Values.auth.enabled -}}
         {{- printf "mongodb://%s$(hostname -s):%d/admin?%s" $uriAuth (int .Values.containerPorts.mongodb) $tlsArgs -}}
     {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}