diff --git a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/Dockerfile b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/Dockerfile
index 979a85c130cb..14abbefefb64 100644
--- a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/Dockerfile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:c50c90cfd9d12b445b011e6ad529f1ad3daea45c26d20b00732fae3cd71f6a83" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bookworm" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-02-23T16:23:32Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-02-29T13:06:48Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="4.2.8-debian-12-r0" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="4.2.8-debian-12-r1" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="mastodon" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="4.2.8"
diff --git a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmastodon.sh b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmastodon.sh
index 79fe6cfd9e86..750b3c202444 100644
--- a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmastodon.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmastodon.sh
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ mastodon_ensure_admin_user_exists() {
     # We use the tootctl tool to create the admin user
     # https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/chart/templates/job-create-admin.yaml#L50
     local -r cmd=("tootctl")
-    local -r args=("accounts" "create" "$MASTODON_ADMIN_USERNAME" "--email" "$MASTODON_ADMIN_EMAIL" "--confirmed" "--role" "Owner")
+    local -r args=("accounts" "create" "$MASTODON_ADMIN_USERNAME" "--email" "$MASTODON_ADMIN_EMAIL" "--approve" "--confirmed" "--role" "Owner")
     local res=""
     if am_i_root; then
         # Adding true to avoid the logic to exit
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ EOF
 #########################
 mastodon_wait_for_postgresql_connection() {
     local -r connection_string="${1:?missing connection string}"
-    info "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready at ${connection_string#*@}"
+    info "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready at ${connection_string##*@}"
     check_postgresql_connection() {
         local -r psql_args=("$connection_string" "-c" "SELECT 1")
         local -r res=$(psql "${psql_args[@]}" 2>&1)
diff --git a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mastodon-env.sh b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mastodon-env.sh
index bf72acd06cb5..b557e03ce006 100644
--- a/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mastodon-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mastodon/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mastodon-env.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ mastodon_env_vars=(
     MASTODON_WEB_HOST
     MASTODON_WEB_PORT_NUMBER
     MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER
+    MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH
+    MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE
     MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL
     RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES
     MASTODON_BIND_ADDRESS
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ mastodon_env_vars=(
     SECRET_KEY_BASE
     OTP_SECRET
     WEB_DOMAIN
+    AUTHORIZED_FETCH
+    LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE
     STREAMING_API_BASE_URL
     BIND
     DB_HOST
@@ -144,6 +148,14 @@ export MASTODON_CFG_WEB_DOMAIN="$MASTODON_WEB_DOMAIN"
 export MASTODON_WEB_HOST="${MASTODON_WEB_HOST:-mastodon}"
 export MASTODON_WEB_PORT_NUMBER="${MASTODON_WEB_PORT_NUMBER:-3000}"
 export MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER="${MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER:-4000}"
+MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH="${MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH:-"${AUTHORIZED_FETCH:-}"}"
+export MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH="${MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH:-false}"
+export AUTHORIZED_FETCH="$MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH"
+export MASTODON_CFG_AUTHORIZED_FETCH="$MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH"
+MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE="${MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE:-"${LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE:-}"}"
+export MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE="${MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE:-false}"
+export LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE="$MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE"
+export MASTODON_CFG_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE="$MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE"
 MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL="${MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL:-"${STREAMING_API_BASE_URL:-}"}"
 export MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL="${MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL:-ws://localhost:${MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER}}"
 export STREAMING_API_BASE_URL="$MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL"
diff --git a/bitnami/mastodon/README.md b/bitnami/mastodon/README.md
index 7870826a16d4..962541667fb5 100644
--- a/bitnami/mastodon/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/mastodon/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ docker-compose up mastodon
 | `MASTODON_WEB_HOST`                  | Mastodon web host (for the streaming and sidekiq services to access).                                 | `mastodon`                                                                     |
 | `MASTODON_WEB_PORT_NUMBER`           | Mastodon web port.                                                                                    | `3000`                                                                         |
 | `MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER`     | Mastodon streaming port.                                                                              | `4000`                                                                         |
+| `MASTODON_AUTHORIZED_FETCH`          | Use secure mode.                                                                                      | `false`                                                                        |
+| `MASTODON_LIMITED_FEDERATION_MODE`   | Use an allow-list for federating with other servers.                                                  | `false`                                                                        |
 | `MASTODON_STREAMING_API_BASE_URL`    | Mastodon public api base url.                                                                         | `ws://localhost:${MASTODON_STREAMING_PORT_NUMBER}`                             |
 | `RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES`           | Have puma server the static files in the public/ folder                                               | `true`                                                                         |
 | `RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES`           | Have puma server the static files in the public/ folder                                               | `false`                                                                        |