diff --git a/stable/graylog/Chart.yaml b/stable/graylog/Chart.yaml
index af8920c936..42cfae02ee 100755
--- a/stable/graylog/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/graylog/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: graylog
 home: https://www.graylog.org
-version: 1.6.7
+version: 1.6.8
 appVersion: 3.1
 description: Graylog is the centralized log management solution built to open standards for capturing, storing, and enabling real-time analysis of terabytes of machine data.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/graylog/templates/secret.yaml b/stable/graylog/templates/secret.yaml
index 834d38aa9c..3c38e6e01d 100644
--- a/stable/graylog/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/stable/graylog/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ metadata:
 {{ include "graylog.metadataLabels" . | indent 4 }}
 type: Opaque
 data:
+  graylog-root-username: {{ .Values.graylog.rootUsername | b64enc | quote }}
   {{- if .Values.graylog.rootPassword }}
   graylog-password-secret: {{ .Values.graylog.rootPassword | b64enc | quote }}
   graylog-password-sha2: {{ .Values.graylog.rootPassword | sha256sum | b64enc | quote }}