diff --git a/stable/mongodb/Chart.yaml b/stable/mongodb/Chart.yaml
index 36fdeaa6bd..5b7c872992 100644
--- a/stable/mongodb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mongodb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mongodb
-version: 4.8.0
+version: 4.8.1
 appVersion: 4.0.3
 description: NoSQL document-oriented database that stores JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas, simplifying the integration of data in content-driven applications.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/mongodb/templates/NOTES.txt b/stable/mongodb/templates/NOTES.txt
index af810019b7..c619a5733f 100644
--- a/stable/mongodb/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/stable/mongodb/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To get the password for "{{ .Values.mongodbUsername }}" run:
 
 To connect to your database run the following command:
 
-    kubectl run --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}-client --rm --tty -i --image bitnami/mongodb --command -- mongo admin --host {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }} {{- if .Values.usePassword }} -u root -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
+    kubectl run --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}-client --rm --tty -i --image bitnami/mongodb --command -- mongo admin --host {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }} {{- if .Values.usePassword }} --authenticationDatabase admin -u root -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
 
 To connect to your database from outside the cluster execute the following commands:
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To connect to your database from outside the cluster execute the following comma
 
     export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
     export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }})
-    mongo --host $NODE_IP --port $NODE_PORT {{- if .Values.usePassword }} -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
+    mongo --host $NODE_IP --port $NODE_PORT {{- if .Values.usePassword }} --authenticationDatabase admin -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
 
 {{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.service.type }}
 
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ To connect to your database from outside the cluster execute the following comma
         Watch the status with: 'kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -w {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }}'
 
     export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }} --template "{{"{{ range (index .status.loadBalancer.ingress 0) }}{{.}}{{ end }}"}}")
-    mongo --host $SERVICE_IP --port {{ .Values.service.nodePort }} {{- if .Values.usePassword }} -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
+    mongo --host $SERVICE_IP --port {{ .Values.service.nodePort }} {{- if .Values.usePassword }} --authenticationDatabase admin -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
 
 {{- else if contains "ClusterIP" .Values.service.type }}
 
     kubectl port-forward --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} svc/{{ template "mongodb.fullname" . }} 27017:27017 &
-    mongo --host 127.0.0.1 {{- if .Values.usePassword }} -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
+    mongo --host 127.0.0.1 {{- if .Values.usePassword }} --authenticationDatabase admin -p $MONGODB_ROOT_PASSWORD{{- end }}
 
 {{- end }}