diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 0d587346..e19bd7d8 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-opengeode-core==18.1.3
-opengeode-io==7.8.2
-opengeode-geosciences==9.7.2
-opengeode-geosciencesio==5.10.1
+opengeode-core==18.2.0
+opengeode-io==7.8.3
+opengeode-geosciences==9.8.0
+opengeode-geosciencesio==5.10.2
 opengeode-inspector==6.12.1
-opengeode-inspector-geosciences==1.2.0
-geode-common==33.26.3
+opengeode-inspector-geosciences==1.2.1
+geode-common==33.26.5
 geode-viewables==3.5.0
 flask[async]==3.1.2
 flask-cors==6.0.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33b4cfa0..39a99cfa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ flask[async]==3.*
     #   flask-cors
 flask-cors==6.0.2
     # via -r requirements.in
-geode-common==33.26.3
+geode-common==33.26.5
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   geode-viewables
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ markupsafe==3.*
     #   flask
     #   jinja2
     #   werkzeug
-opengeode-core==18.1.3
+opengeode-core==18.2.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   geode-common
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ opengeode-core==18.1.3
     #   opengeode-inspector
     #   opengeode-inspector-geosciences
     #   opengeode-io
-opengeode-geosciences==9.7.2
+opengeode-geosciences==9.8.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   geode-viewables
     #   opengeode-geosciencesio
     #   opengeode-inspector-geosciences
-opengeode-geosciencesio==5.10.1
+opengeode-geosciencesio==5.10.2
     # via -r requirements.in
 opengeode-inspector==6.12.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   opengeode-inspector-geosciences
-opengeode-inspector-geosciences==1.2.0
+opengeode-inspector-geosciences==1.2.1
     # via -r requirements.in
-opengeode-io==7.8.2
+opengeode-io==7.8.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   geode-viewables
@@ -66,4 +66,3 @@ werkzeug==3.1.8
     #   flask
     #   flask-cors
 
-opengeodeweb-microservice==1.*,>=1.3.0rc1
diff --git a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
index d1847964..6ae05c84 100644
--- a/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
+++ b/src/opengeodeweb_back/utils_functions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Standard library imports
+import base64
 import os
 import threading
 import time
@@ -304,7 +305,9 @@ def save_all_viewables_and_return_info(
             light_path = results[2]
             with open(light_path, "rb") as f:
                 binary_light_viewable = f.read()
-            binary_light_viewable_str = binary_light_viewable.decode("utf-8")
+            binary_light_viewable_str = base64.b64encode(binary_light_viewable).decode(
+                "ascii"
+            )
             data.viewable_file = os.path.basename(viewable_path)
             data.light_viewable_file = os.path.basename(light_path)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_functions.py b/tests/test_utils_functions.py
index fff7ff85..7c959ae4 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_functions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Standard library imports
+import base64
 import re
 import os
 
@@ -180,7 +181,11 @@ def test_generate_files_from_object(
         assert re.match(r"[0-9a-f]{32}", result["id"])
         assert isinstance(result["viewer_type"], str)
         assert isinstance(result["binary_light_viewable"], str)
-        assert result["binary_light_viewable"].startswith('<?xml version="1.0"?>')
+        light_viewable_bytes = base64.b64decode(
+            result["binary_light_viewable"], validate=True
+        )
+        assert light_viewable_bytes.startswith(b'<?xml version="1.0"?>')
+        assert b'<AppendedData encoding="raw">' in light_viewable_bytes
 
         data = Data.get(result["id"])
         assert data is not None
@@ -191,6 +196,8 @@ def test_generate_files_from_object(
         assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(data_path, result["native_file"]))
         assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(data_path, result["viewable_file"]))
         assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(data_path, data.light_viewable_file))
+        with open(os.path.join(data_path, data.light_viewable_file), "rb") as f:
+            assert f.read() == light_viewable_bytes
 
 
 def test_generate_files_from_file(