diff --git a/couchdb/Chart.yaml b/couchdb/Chart.yaml
index fbe0bfe..5e91388 100644
--- a/couchdb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/couchdb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: couchdb
-version: 4.5.6
-appVersion: 3.3.3
+version: 4.5.7
+appVersion: 3.4.1
 description: A database featuring seamless multi-master sync, that scales from
   big data to mobile, with an intuitive HTTP/JSON API and designed for
   reliability.
diff --git a/couchdb/NEWS.md b/couchdb/NEWS.md
index af0dd8a..f02ee0e 100644
--- a/couchdb/NEWS.md
+++ b/couchdb/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # NEWS
 
+## 4.5.7
+- Update default CouchDB version to 3.4.1
+
 ## 4.5.6
 
 - Add `extraPorts` to the network policy when the network policy is enabled.
diff --git a/couchdb/README.md b/couchdb/README.md
index 5ddefaa..0769666 100644
--- a/couchdb/README.md
+++ b/couchdb/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CouchDB
 
-![Version: 4.5.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-4.5.3-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.3.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.3.3-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 4.5.7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-4.5.7-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.4.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.4.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Apache CouchDB is a database featuring seamless multi-master sync, that scales
 from big data to mobile, with an intuitive HTTP/JSON API and designed for
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ storage volumes to each Pod in the Deployment.
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add couchdb https://apache.github.io/couchdb-helm
 $ helm install couchdb/couchdb \
-  --version=4.5.3 \
+  --version=4.5.7 \
   --set allowAdminParty=true \
   --set couchdbConfig.couchdb.uuid=$(curl https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4 2>/dev/null | tr -d -)
 ```
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Afterwards install the chart replacing the UUID
 ```bash
 $ helm install \
   --name my-release \
-  --version=4.5.3 \
+  --version=4.5.7 \
   --set couchdbConfig.couchdb.uuid=decafbaddecafbaddecafbaddecafbad \
   couchdb/couchdb
 ```
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ and then install the chart while overriding the `createAdminSecret` setting:
 ```bash
 $ helm install \
   --name my-release \
-  --version=4.5.3 \
+  --version=4.5.7 \
   --set createAdminSecret=false \
   --set couchdbConfig.couchdb.uuid=decafbaddecafbaddecafbaddecafbad \
   couchdb/couchdb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ version semantics. You can upgrade directly from `stable/couchdb` to this chart
 
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add couchdb https://apache.github.io/couchdb-helm
-$ helm upgrade my-release --version=4.5.3 couchdb/couchdb
+$ helm upgrade my-release --version=4.5.7 couchdb/couchdb
 ```
 
 ## Configuration
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ A variety of other parameters are also configurable. See the comments in the
 | `cookieAuthSecret`                   | auto-generated                                   |
 | `extraPorts`                         | [] (a list of ContainerPort objects)             |
 | `image.repository`                   | couchdb                                          |
-| `image.tag`                          | 3.3.3                                            |
+| `image.tag`                          | 3.4.1                                            |
 | `image.pullPolicy`                   | IfNotPresent                                     |
 | `searchImage.repository`             | kocolosk/couchdb-search                          |
 | `searchImage.tag`                    | 0.1.0                                            |
diff --git a/couchdb/README.md.gotmpl b/couchdb/README.md.gotmpl
index 41deed6..6fe5dd1 100644
--- a/couchdb/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/couchdb/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ A variety of other parameters are also configurable. See the comments in the
 | `adminHash`                          |                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `cookieAuthSecret`                   | auto-generated                                                                                                                                               |
 | `image.repository`                   | couchdb                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `image.tag`                          | 3.3.3                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `image.tag`                          | 3.4.1                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `image.pullPolicy`                   | IfNotPresent                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `searchImage.repository`             | kocolosk/couchdb-search                                                                                                                                      |
 | `searchImage.tag`                    | 0.1.0                                                                                                                                                        |
diff --git a/couchdb/values.yaml b/couchdb/values.yaml
index 586dc54..6dc96cf 100644
--- a/couchdb/values.yaml
+++ b/couchdb/values.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
 ## The CouchDB image
 image:
   repository: couchdb
-  tag: 3.3.3
+  tag: 3.4.1
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 ## Experimental integration with Lucene-powered fulltext search