diff --git a/bitnami/drupal/8/Dockerfile b/bitnami/drupal/8/Dockerfile
index 4013391cb991..6438c6bad992 100644
--- a/bitnami/drupal/8/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/drupal/8/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM bitnami/minideb-extras:jessie-r32
+FROM bitnami/minideb-extras:jessie-r35
 LABEL maintainer "Bitnami <containers@bitnami.com>"
 
 # Install required system packages and dependencies
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ RUN bitnami-pkg unpack apache-2.4.33-0 --checksum 8b7e149b571298efb73d476ba0a87d
 RUN bitnami-pkg unpack php-7.1.17-0 --checksum f571a800da237fd50ea9d6a8d1f5b56a9ff73b2b9d40a6648a7556ac9a676829
 RUN bitnami-pkg unpack mysql-client-10.1.32-0 --checksum e65dc7fa2dd7fa6cac74d62a2cff2e3d40f650e721ac955381dc7b6f83d4a141
 RUN bitnami-pkg install libphp-7.1.17-0 --checksum eebda846d9f47f5b2c9c5a3497054a481977bac132504aee54d084033e66462a
-RUN bitnami-pkg install drush-8.1.16-0 --checksum 6cdfc4f32b6c89ebf8fdeb6cc4d3223b0f5591cd0969a040319e6b8f53ab971f
-RUN bitnami-pkg unpack drupal-8.5.3-0 --checksum 7f40fd960be37d65688aefbebe95fd00089c49e9436ee3076db5710b87bb1868
+RUN bitnami-pkg unpack drupal-8.5.3-1 --checksum 016b5647c25e8bbfdcd02e89a7908e5614d989547143177a3e24de902047c394
 
 COPY rootfs /
 ENV ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD="no" \
     APACHE_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER="443" \
     APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER="80" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="drupal" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="8.5.3-r1" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="8.5.3-r2" \
     DRUPAL_DATABASE_NAME="bitnami_drupal" \
     DRUPAL_DATABASE_PASSWORD="" \
     DRUPAL_DATABASE_USER="bn_drupal" \
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ ENV ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD="no" \
     MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_PASSWORD="" \
     MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_PRIVILEGES="ALL" \
     MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_USER="" \
-    PATH="/opt/bitnami/apache/bin:/opt/bitnami/php/bin:/opt/bitnami/mysql/bin:/opt/bitnami/drush:$PATH"
+    PATH="/opt/bitnami/apache/bin:/opt/bitnami/php/bin:/opt/bitnami/mysql/bin:/opt/bitnami/drupal/vendor/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 80 443
 
diff --git a/bitnami/drupal/8/rootfs/run.sh b/bitnami/drupal/8/rootfs/run.sh
index 2d224d419e05..ba2fcde33e7e 100755
--- a/bitnami/drupal/8/rootfs/run.sh
+++ b/bitnami/drupal/8/rootfs/run.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ DAEMON=httpd
 EXEC=$(which $DAEMON)
 ARGS="-f /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/httpd.conf -D FOREGROUND"
 
-# drupal initialization leaves a running httpd instance
-apachectl -k graceful-stop
-
 # redirect apache logs to stdout/stderr
 ln -sf /dev/stdout /opt/bitnami/apache/logs/access_log
 ln -sf /dev/stdout /opt/bitnami/apache/logs/error_log
 
+# create apache tmp directory
+mkdir /opt/bitnami/apache/tmp
+
 info "Starting ${DAEMON}..."
 exec ${EXEC} ${ARGS}
diff --git a/bitnami/drupal/README.md b/bitnami/drupal/README.md
index b32c137e6619..c6299c05317e 100644
--- a/bitnami/drupal/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/drupal/README.md
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ Available variables:
 - `MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_PASSWORD`: Database password for the `MYSQL_CLIENT_CREATE_DATABASE_USER` user. No defaults.
 - `ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD`: It can be used to allow blank passwords. Default: **no**
 
+# Notable Changes
+
+## 8.5.3-r1
+
+- The drupal container now uses drush to install and update the Drupal application.
+
 # Contributing
 
 We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-drupal/issues), or submit a [pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-drupal/pulls) with your contribution.