diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine-slim.template b/Dockerfile-alpine-slim.template
index 2ba937c5..0a550e9d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine-slim.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine-slim.template
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index bc864472..92788e8d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2684d76..d8c53bac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This repo contains a series of Dockerfiles to create an NGINX Docker image that
 
 - The default NGINX listen port is now `8080` instead of `80` (this is no longer necessary as of Docker `20.03` but it's still required in other container runtimes)
 - The default NGINX user directive in `/etc/nginx/nginx.conf` has been removed
-- The default NGINX PID has been moved from `/var/run/nginx.pid` to `/tmp/nginx.pid`
+- The default NGINX PID has been moved from `/var/run/nginx.pid` (prior to NGINX 1.27.5) and `/run/nginx.pid` (NGINX 1.27.5 and later) to `/tmp/nginx.pid`
 - Change `*_temp_path` variables to `/tmp/*`
 
 Check out the [docs](https://hub.docker.com/_/nginx) for the upstream Docker NGINX image for a detailed explanation on how to use this image.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Most images are built for the `amd64`, `arm32v5` (for Debian), `arm32v6` (for Al
   ```
 
 - If you override the default `nginx.conf` file you may encounter various types of error messages:
-  - To fix `nginx: [emerg] open() "/var/run/nginx.pid" failed (13: Permission denied)`, you have to specify a valid `pid` location by adding the line `pid /tmp/nginx.pid;` at the top level of your config.
+  - To fix `nginx: [emerg] open() "/var/run/nginx.pid" failed (13: Permission denied)`, you have to specify a valid `pid` location by adding the line `pid /tmp/nginx.pid;` at the top level of your config. NOTE: NGINX 1.27.5 will complain about permissions for `/run/nginx.pid` due to a policy change for this path.
   - To fix `nginx: [emerg] mkdir() "/var/cache/nginx/client_temp" failed (30: Read-only file system)`, you have to specify a valid location for the various NGINX temporary paths by adding these lines within the `http` context:
 
     ```nginx
diff --git a/mainline/alpine-slim/Dockerfile b/mainline/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
index 5506f098..1bdbfbc0 100644
--- a/mainline/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
+++ b/mainline/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \
diff --git a/mainline/debian/Dockerfile b/mainline/debian/Dockerfile
index d78d860d..2cca5eaa 100644
--- a/mainline/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/mainline/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \
diff --git a/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile b/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
index cda3a72d..6c591082 100644
--- a/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/alpine-slim/Dockerfile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \
diff --git a/stable/debian/Dockerfile b/stable/debian/Dockerfile
index f0c675d1..7217d8b6 100644
--- a/stable/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ RUN set -x \
 # implement changes required to run NGINX as an unprivileged user
 RUN sed -i 's,listen       80;,listen       8080;,' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf \
     && sed -i '/user  nginx;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
-    && sed -i 's,/var/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
+    && sed -i 's,\(/var\)\{0\,1\}/run/nginx.pid,/tmp/nginx.pid,' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
     && sed -i "/^http {/a \    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;\n    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;\n    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;\n    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;\n    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;\n" /etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
 # nginx user must own the cache and etc directory to write cache and tweak the nginx config
     && chown -R $UID:0 /var/cache/nginx \