diff --git a/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/5/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
index ecfeb13eb25a..ad42c1e65652 100644
--- a/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/5/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/nginx-php-fpm/postunpack.sh
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/wordpress/postunpack.sh
 ENV ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD="no" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="wordpress-nginx" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.8.2-debian-10-r39" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.8.2-debian-10-r40" \
     MARIADB_HOST="mariadb" \
     MARIADB_PORT_NUMBER="3306" \
     MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD="" \
diff --git a/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/README.md b/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/README.md
index ae6843c260ab..c682ea28ed31 100644
--- a/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/wordpress-nginx/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ 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/).
 
 
-- [`5`, `5-debian-10`, `5.8.2`, `5.8.2-debian-10-r39`, `latest` (5/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-wordpress-nginx/blob/5.8.2-debian-10-r39/5/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+- [`5`, `5-debian-10`, `5.8.2`, `5.8.2-debian-10-r40`, `latest` (5/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-wordpress-nginx/blob/5.8.2-debian-10-r40/5/debian-10/Dockerfile)
 
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