diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
index aebe6ab72ebe..057ce09a3919 100644
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:1e1b4657a77f0d47e9220f0c37b9bf7802581b93214fff7d1bd2364c8bf22e8e" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-01-03T07:23:39Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-01-19T19:03:04Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.16.3-debian-11-r3" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.16.3-debian-11-r4" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="fluentd" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="1.16.3"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ RUN apt-get autoremove --purge -y curl && \
     apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists /var/cache/apt/archives
 RUN chmod g+rwX /opt/bitnami
+RUN find / -perm /6000 -type f -exec chmod a-s {} \; || true
 
 COPY rootfs /
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/fluentd/postunpack.sh
diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 80039c076193..000000000000
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright VMware, Inc.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: APACHE-2.0
-
-version: '2'
-
-services:
-  fluentd:
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/fluentd:1
-    ports:
-      - '24224:24224'
-      - '5140:5140'
-    volumes:
-      - fluentd_data:/bitnami/fluentd
-volumes:
-  fluentd_data:
-    driver: local
diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
index b7a5bf1e50bf..4ca0f897277e 100755
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/usr/sbin/run-script
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 
 script=$1
 exit_code="${2:-96}"
-fail_if_not_present="${3:-y}"
+fail_if_not_present="${3:-n}"
 
 if test -f "$script"; then
   sh $script
diff --git a/bitnami/fluentd/README.md b/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
index 29fde5ce0f93..918ff768e12a 100644
--- a/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/fluentd/README.md
@@ -107,32 +107,12 @@ You can overwrite the default configuration file by mounting your own configurat
 docker run --name fluentd -v /path/to/fluentd.conf:/opt/bitnami/fluentd/conf/fluentd.conf bitnami/fluentd:latest
 ```
 
-You can also do this by changing the [`docker-compose.yml`](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/bitnami/fluentd/docker-compose.yml) file present in this repository:
-
-```yaml
-fluentd:
-  ...
-  volumes:
-    - /path/to/fluentd.conf:/opt/bitnami/fluentd/conf/fluentd.conf
-  ...
-```
-
 You can also extend the default configuration by importing your custom configuration with the "@include" directive. It is a simple as creating a directory with you custom config files and mount it on the directory `/opt/bitnami/fluentd/conf/conf.d`:
 
 ```console
 docker run --name fluentd -v /path/to/custom-conf-directory:/opt/bitnami/fluentd/conf/conf.d bitnami/fluentd:latest
 ```
 
-You can also do this by changing the [`docker-compose.yml`](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/blob/main/bitnami/fluentd/docker-compose.yml) file present in this repository:
-
-```yaml
-fluentd:
-  ...
-  volumes:
-    - /path/to/custom-conf-directory:/opt/bitnami/fluentd/conf/conf.d
-  ...
-```
-
 Find more information about this feature, consult [official documentation](https://docs.fluentd.org/configuration/config-file)
 
 You can also add custom init scripts to the path referenced on `$FLUENTD_INITSCRIPTS_DIR` (which defaults to `/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d`):
@@ -230,6 +210,12 @@ Re-create your container from the new image, restoring your backup if necessary.
 docker run --name fluentd bitnami/fluentd:latest
 ```
 
+## Notable Changes
+
+### Starting January 16, 2024
+
+* The `docker-compose.yaml` file has been removed, as it was solely intended for internal testing purposes. For production-ready deployments, we highly recommend utilizing its associated [Bitnami Helm chart](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/fluentd).
+
 ## Contributing
 
 We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/issues) or submitting a [pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/pulls) with your contribution.