diff --git a/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
index bc54c75bd0a3..e562c7167785 100644
--- a/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ENV APACHE_ENABLE_CUSTOM_PORTS="no" \
     APACHE_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER="" \
     APACHE_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER="" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="apache" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.4.43-debian-10-r38" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="2.4.43-debian-10-r39" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/common/bin:/opt/bitnami/apache/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 8080 8443
diff --git a/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libservice.sh b/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libservice.sh
index 35c0163a9ef1..d5382a7cecc2 100644
--- a/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libservice.sh
+++ b/bitnami/apache/2.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libservice.sh
@@ -38,17 +38,24 @@ is_service_running() {
 # Stop a service by sending a termination signal to its pid
 # Arguments:
 #   $1 - Pid file
+#   $2 - Signal number (optional)
 # Returns:
 #   None
 #########################
 stop_service_using_pid() {
     local pid_file="${1:?pid file is missing}"
+    local signal="${2:-}"
     local pid
 
     pid="$(get_pid_from_file "$pid_file")"
     [[ -z "$pid" ]] || ! is_service_running "$pid" && return
 
-    kill "$pid"
+    if [[ -n "$signal" ]]; then
+        kill "-${signal}" "$pid"
+    else
+        kill "$pid"
+    fi
+
     local counter=10
     while [[ "$counter" -ne 0 ]] && is_service_running "$pid"; do
         sleep 1
diff --git a/bitnami/apache/README.md b/bitnami/apache/README.md
index a90ef367b67a..45a8dd5675c9 100644
--- a/bitnami/apache/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/apache/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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