diff --git a/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
index d7fd29c14d6a..dc243b7c791e 100644
--- a/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ENV ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD="no" \
     APACHE_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER="" \
     APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER="" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="wordpress" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.8.2-debian-10-r27" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.8.2-debian-10-r28" \
     MARIADB_HOST="mariadb" \
     MARIADB_PORT_NUMBER="3306" \
     MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD="" \
diff --git a/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libfs.sh b/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libfs.sh
index b438c913341d..1b504b1df458 100644
--- a/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libfs.sh
+++ b/bitnami/wordpress/5/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libfs.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
 owned_by() {
     local path="${1:?path is missing}"
     local owner="${2:?owner is missing}"
+    local group="${3:-}"
 
-    chown "$owner":"$owner" "$path"
+    if [[ -n $group ]]; then
+        chown "$owner":"$group" "$path"
+    else
+        chown "$owner":"$owner" "$path"
+    fi
 }
 
 ########################
@@ -34,11 +39,12 @@ owned_by() {
 #########################
 ensure_dir_exists() {
     local dir="${1:?directory is missing}"
-    local owner="${2:-}"
+    local owner_user="${2:-}"
+    local owner_group="${3:-}"
 
     mkdir -p "${dir}"
-    if [[ -n $owner ]]; then
-        owned_by "$dir" "$owner"
+    if [[ -n $owner_user ]]; then
+        owned_by "$dir" "$owner_user" "$owner_group"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/bitnami/wordpress/README.md b/bitnami/wordpress/README.md
index 09102b703126..9f779dc13375 100644
--- a/bitnami/wordpress/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/wordpress/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recom
 Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://docs.bitnami.com/tutorials/understand-rolling-tags-containers/).
 
 
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