diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
index 6ccc7243cfeb..2139cd64f72e 100644
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ FROM docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-04-17T18:15:39Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-04-19T19:25:25Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.9.15-debian-11-r4" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.9.16-debian-11-r0" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="appsmith" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
-      org.opencontainers.image.version="1.9.15"
+      org.opencontainers.image.version="1.9.16"
 
 ENV HOME="/" \
     OS_ARCH="${TARGETARCH:-amd64}" \
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ RUN install_packages acl ca-certificates curl gettext libbz2-1.0 libcom-err2 lib
 RUN mkdir -p /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ && cd /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ && \
     COMPONENTS=( \
       "python-3.8.16-9-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
-      "wait-for-port-1.0.6-4-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
-      "render-template-1.0.5-4-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
+      "wait-for-port-1.0.6-6-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
+      "render-template-1.0.5-5-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
       "node-16.20.0-1-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
       "nginx-1.23.4-3-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
       "mongodb-shell-1.8.0-3-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
-      "java-17.0.6-10-4-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
-      "gosu-1.16.0-5-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
-      "appsmith-1.9.15-1-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
+      "java-17.0.7-7-0-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
+      "appsmith-1.9.16-0-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-11" \
     ) && \
     for COMPONENT in "${COMPONENTS[@]}"; do \
       if [ ! -f "${COMPONENT}.tar.gz" ]; then \
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ RUN chmod g+rwX /opt/bitnami
 COPY rootfs /
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/nginx/postunpack.sh
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/appsmith/postunpack.sh
-ENV APP_VERSION="1.9.15" \
+ENV APP_VERSION="1.9.16" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="appsmith" \
     NGINX_HTTPS_PORT_NUMBER="" \
     NGINX_HTTP_PORT_NUMBER="" \
diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
index 2a71c549408b..24b710cd13c4 100644
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/.bitnami_components.json
@@ -3,19 +3,13 @@
         "arch": "amd64",
         "distro": "debian-11",
         "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "1.9.15-1"
-    },
-    "gosu": {
-        "arch": "amd64",
-        "distro": "debian-11",
-        "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "1.16.0-5"
+        "version": "1.9.16-0"
     },
     "java": {
         "arch": "amd64",
         "distro": "debian-11",
         "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "17.0.6-10-4"
+        "version": "17.0.7-7-0"
     },
     "mongodb-shell": {
         "arch": "amd64",
@@ -45,12 +39,12 @@
         "arch": "amd64",
         "distro": "debian-11",
         "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "1.0.5-4"
+        "version": "1.0.5-5"
     },
     "wait-for-port": {
         "arch": "amd64",
         "distro": "debian-11",
         "type": "NAMI",
-        "version": "1.0.6-4"
+        "version": "1.0.6-6"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
index 5e141d4ce3f1..e573899abacb 100644
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/prebuildfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libos.sh
@@ -553,3 +553,98 @@ get_root_disk_device_id() {
 get_root_disk_size() {
     fdisk -l "$(get_root_disk_device_id)" | grep 'Disk.*bytes' | sed -E 's/.*, ([0-9]+) bytes,.*/\1/' || true
 }
+
+########################
+# Run command as a specific user and group (optional)
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 - USER(:GROUP) to switch to
+#   $2..$n - command to execute
+# Returns:
+#   Exit code of the specified command
+#########################
+run_as_user() {
+    run_chroot "$@"
+}
+
+########################
+# Execute command as a specific user and group (optional),
+# replacing the current process image
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 - USER(:GROUP) to switch to
+#   $2..$n - command to execute
+# Returns:
+#   Exit code of the specified command
+#########################
+exec_as_user() {
+    run_chroot --replace-process "$@"
+}
+
+########################
+# Run a command using chroot
+# Arguments:
+#   $1 - USER(:GROUP) to switch to
+#   $2..$n - command to execute
+# Flags:
+#   -r | --replace-process - Replace the current process image (optional)
+# Returns:
+#   Exit code of the specified command
+#########################
+run_chroot() {
+    local userspec
+    local user
+    local homedir
+    local replace=false
+    local -r cwd="$(pwd)"
+
+    # Parse and validate flags
+    while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -r | --replace-process)
+                replace=true
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            -*)
+                stderr_print "unrecognized flag $1"
+                return 1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+    done
+
+    # Parse and validate arguments
+    if [[ "$#" -lt 2 ]]; then
+        echo "expected at least 2 arguments"
+        return 1
+    else
+        userspec=$1
+        shift
+
+        # userspec can optionally include the group, so we parse the user
+        user=$(echo "$userspec" | cut -d':' -f1)
+    fi
+
+    if ! am_i_root; then
+        error "Could not switch to '${userspec}': Operation not permitted"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Get the HOME directory for the user to switch, as chroot does
+    # not properly update this env and some scripts rely on it
+    homedir=$(eval echo "~${user}")
+    if [[ ! -d $homedir ]]; then
+        homedir="${HOME:-/}"
+    fi
+
+    # Obtaining value for "$@" indirectly in order to properly support shell parameter expansion
+    if [[ "$replace" = true ]]; then
+        exec chroot --userspec="$userspec" / bash -c "cd ${cwd}; export HOME=${homedir}; exec \"\$@\"" -- "$@"
+    else
+        chroot --userspec="$userspec" / bash -c "cd ${cwd}; export HOME=${homedir}; exec \"\$@\"" -- "$@"
+    fi
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/appsmith/run.sh b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/appsmith/run.sh
index 2568379bdef9..ea7a36fd8454 100755
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/appsmith/run.sh
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/appsmith/run.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 
 info "** Starting Appsmith ${APPSMITH_MODE} **"
 if am_i_root; then
-    exec gosu "$APPSMITH_DAEMON_USER" "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}"
+    exec_as_user "$APPSMITH_DAEMON_USER" "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}"
 else
     exec "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}"
 fi
diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libappsmith.sh b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libappsmith.sh
index 42dc965cb717..3aa46e550f94 100644
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libappsmith.sh
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libappsmith.sh
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ appsmith_backend_start_bg() {
     local -r cmd=("java")
     local -r args=("-Dserver.port=${APPSMITH_API_PORT}" "-Dappsmith.admin.envfile=${APPSMITH_CONF_FILE}" "-Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom" "-jar" "${APPSMITH_BASE_DIR}/backend/server.jar")
     if am_i_root; then
-        gosu "$APPSMITH_DAEMON_USER" "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}" >"$log_file" 2>&1 &
+        run_as_user "$APPSMITH_DAEMON_USER" "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}" >"$log_file" 2>&1 &
     else
         "${cmd[@]}" "${args[@]}" >"$log_file" 2>&1 &
     fi
diff --git a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/tags-info.yaml b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/tags-info.yaml
index f4dc8f45a22d..165c22d6ae7b 100644
--- a/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/tags-info.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/appsmith/1/debian-11/tags-info.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 rolling-tags:
 - "1"
 - 1-debian-11
-- 1.9.15
+- 1.9.16
 - latest