diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
index d25be710e83e..aa71a2737ef0 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN install_packages acl ca-certificates curl gzip libc6 libcom-err2 libcurl4 li
 RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "yq" "4.13.4-0" --checksum e8e4175266f100a9a74b9cbdcb44867581c4648d83735ed42e04c3fb89d38009
 RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "wait-for-port" "1.0.0-3" --checksum 7521d9a4f9e4e182bf32977e234026caa7b03759799868335bccb1edd8f8fd12
 RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "render-template" "1.0.0-3" --checksum 8179ad1371c9a7d897fe3b1bf53bbe763f94edafef19acad2498dd48b3674efe
-RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "mongodb" "4.4.9-0" --checksum 8a60ebb0766a6207bde835a014c615dd5566f19fd76b0c35b4c409d54f3ea06a
+RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "mongodb" "4.4.9-1" --checksum e12b9c7034bbee78a879f3a57b45746d41a5f38ff2a58c8a37741839ff4fa5bb
 RUN . /opt/bitnami/scripts/libcomponent.sh && component_unpack "gosu" "1.14.0-0" --checksum 3e6fc37ca073b10a73a804d39c2f0c028947a1a596382a4f8ebe43dfbaa3a25e
 RUN chmod g+rwX /opt/bitnami
 RUN ln -s /opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-sharded/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN ln -s /opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-sharded/run.sh /run.sh
 COPY rootfs /
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-sharded/postunpack.sh
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="mongodb-sharded" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="4.4.9-debian-10-r21" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="4.4.9-debian-10-r22" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/common/bin:/opt/bitnami/mongodb/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 27017
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
index 2c7273e8bb0a..e2ff558fe3e4 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     },
     "mongodb": {
         "arch": "amd64",
-        "digest": "8a60ebb0766a6207bde835a014c615dd5566f19fd76b0c35b4c409d54f3ea06a",
+        "digest": "e12b9c7034bbee78a879f3a57b45746d41a5f38ff2a58c8a37741839ff4fa5bb",
         "distro": "debian-10",
         "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "4.4.9-0"
+        "version": "4.4.9-1"
     },
     "render-template": {
         "arch": "amd64",
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
index 4265aae0a673..6bd564773acb 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/4.4/debian-10/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
@@ -39,18 +39,24 @@ group_exists() {
 # Arguments:
 #   $1 - group
 # Flags:
+#   -i|--gid - the ID for the new group
 #   -s|--system - Whether to create new user as system user (uid <= 999)
 # Returns:
 #   None
 #########################
 ensure_group_exists() {
     local group="${1:?group is missing}"
+    local gid=""
     local is_system_user=false
 
     # Validate arguments
     shift 1
     while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         case "$1" in
+            -i|--gid)
+                shift
+                gid="${1:?missing gid}"
+                ;;
             -s|--system)
                 is_system_user=true
                 ;;
@@ -64,6 +70,13 @@ ensure_group_exists() {
 
     if ! group_exists "$group"; then
         local -a args=("$group")
+        if [[ -n "$gid" ]]; then
+            if group_exists "$gid" ; then
+                error "The GID $gid is already in use." >&2
+                return 1
+            fi
+            args+=("--gid" "$gid")
+        fi
         $is_system_user && args+=("--system")
         groupadd "${args[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
@@ -74,7 +87,9 @@ ensure_group_exists() {
 # Arguments:
 #   $1 - user
 # Flags:
+#   -i|--uid - the ID for the new user
 #   -g|--group - the group the new user should belong to
+#   -a|--append-groups - comma-separated list of supplemental groups to append to the new user
 #   -h|--home - the home directory for the new user
 #   -s|--system - whether to create new user as system user (uid <= 999)
 # Returns:
@@ -82,7 +97,9 @@ ensure_group_exists() {
 #########################
 ensure_user_exists() {
     local user="${1:?user is missing}"
+    local uid=""
     local group=""
+    local append_groups=""
     local home=""
     local is_system_user=false
 
@@ -90,10 +107,18 @@ ensure_user_exists() {
     shift 1
     while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         case "$1" in
+            -i|--uid)
+                shift
+                uid="${1:?missing uid}"
+                ;;
             -g|--group)
                 shift
                 group="${1:?missing group}"
                 ;;
+            -a|--append-groups)
+                shift
+                append_groups="${1:?missing append_groups}"
+                ;;
             -h|--home)
                 shift
                 home="${1:?missing home directory}"
@@ -111,7 +136,15 @@ ensure_user_exists() {
 
     if ! user_exists "$user"; then
         local -a user_args=("-N" "$user")
-        $is_system_user && user_args+=("--system")
+        if [[ -n "$uid" ]]; then
+            if user_exists "$uid" ; then
+                error "The UID $uid is already in use."
+                return 1
+            fi
+            user_args+=("--uid" "$uid")
+        else
+            $is_system_user && user_args+=("--system")
+        fi
         useradd "${user_args[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
 
@@ -122,6 +155,15 @@ ensure_user_exists() {
         usermod -g "$group" "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n "$append_groups" ]]; then
+        local -a groups
+        read -ra groups <<< "$(tr ',;' ' ' <<< "$append_groups")"
+        for group in "${groups[@]}"; do
+            ensure_group_exists "$group"
+            usermod -aG "$group" "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        done
+    fi
+
     if [[ -n "$home" ]]; then
         mkdir -p "$home"
         usermod -d "$home" "$user" >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -403,3 +445,4 @@ generate_sha_hash() {
     local -r algorithm="${2:-1}"
     echo -n "$str" | "sha${algorithm}sum" | awk '{print $1}'
 }
+
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
index 86c496df14f4..0bd05a706a74 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling t
 
 
 * [`5.0`, `5.0-debian-10`, `5.0.3`, `5.0.3-debian-10-r-1` (5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/5.0.3-debian-10-r-1/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)
-* [`4.4`, `4.4-debian-10`, `4.4.9`, `4.4.9-debian-10-r21`, `latest` (4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/4.4.9-debian-10-r21/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`4.4`, `4.4-debian-10`, `4.4.9`, `4.4.9-debian-10-r22`, `latest` (4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/4.4.9-debian-10-r22/4.4/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`4.2`, `4.2-debian-10`, `4.2.17`, `4.2.17-debian-10-r17` (4.2/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/4.2.17-debian-10-r17/4.2/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 * [`4.0`, `4.0-debian-9`, `4.0.27`, `4.0.27-debian-9-r33` (4.0/debian-9/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/4.0.27-debian-9-r33/4.0/debian-9/Dockerfile)