diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.ci-test.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.ci-test.yml
index b1b8d2179..99f0ee90e 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.ci-test.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.ci-test.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 version: "3.7"
 services:
   gotenberg:
-    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6
+    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8
     hostname: gotenberg
     container_name: gotenberg
     network_mode: host
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
index dc6f7a672..7fb0bec14 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
       PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENDPOINT: http://tika:9998
 
   gotenberg:
-    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6
+    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8
     restart: unless-stopped
     # The gotenberg chromium route is used to convert .eml files. We do not
     # want to allow external content like tracking pixels or even javascript.
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
index 1158e7d67..208b13083 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ services:
       PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENDPOINT: http://tika:9998
 
   gotenberg:
-    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6
+    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8
     restart: unless-stopped
 
     # The gotenberg chromium route is used to convert .eml files. We do not
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
index a331c1ad1..ac5865531 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ services:
       PAPERLESS_TIKA_ENDPOINT: http://tika:9998
 
   gotenberg:
-    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6
+    image: docker.io/gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8
     restart: unless-stopped
 
     # The gotenberg chromium route is used to convert .eml files. We do not
diff --git a/docs/advanced_usage.md b/docs/advanced_usage.md
index 9a1abcfff..61e7eee20 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced_usage.md
@@ -501,3 +501,9 @@ You can also set the default for new tables (this does NOT affect
 existing tables) with:
 
 `ALTER DATABASE <db_name> CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin;`
+
+!!! warning
+
+    Using mariadb version 10.4+ is recommended. Using the `utf8mb3` character set on
+    an older system may fix issues that can arise while setting up Paperless-ngx but
+    `utf8mb3` can cause issues with consumption (where `utf8mb4` does not).
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 73bb7f9bb..2864c15d9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ services:
     # ...
 
     gotenberg:
-      image: gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6
+      image: gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8
       restart: unless-stopped
       # The gotenberg chromium route is used to convert .eml files. We do not
       # want to allow external content like tracking pixels or even javascript.
diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index 391ef7850..7eaaf69f7 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -708,6 +708,12 @@ below use PostgreSQL, but are applicable to MySQL/MariaDB with the
     MySQL also enforces limits on maximum lengths, but does so differently than
     PostgreSQL.  It may not be possible to migrate to MySQL due to this.
 
+!!! warning
+
+    Using mariadb version 10.4+ is recommended. Using the `utf8mb3` character set on
+    an older system may fix issues that can arise while setting up Paperless-ngx but
+    `utf8mb3` can cause issues with consumption (where `utf8mb4` does not).
+
 1.  Stop paperless, if it is running.
 
 2.  Tell paperless to use PostgreSQL:
diff --git a/scripts/start_services.sh b/scripts/start_services.sh
index d53698a27..503755c0e 100755
--- a/scripts/start_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/start_services.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 docker run -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password -v paperless_pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data -d postgres:13
 docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:latest
-docker run -p 3000:3000 -d gotenberg/gotenberg:7.6 gotenberg --chromium-disable-javascript=true --chromium-allow-list="file:///tmp/.*"
+docker run -p 3000:3000 -d gotenberg/gotenberg:7.8 gotenberg --chromium-disable-javascript=true --chromium-allow-list="file:///tmp/.*"
 docker run -p 9998:9998 -d ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/tika:latest
diff --git a/src/paperless_mail/tests/samples/html.eml.pdf b/src/paperless_mail/tests/samples/html.eml.pdf
index de4aeb038..d2de2cb8e 100644
Binary files a/src/paperless_mail/tests/samples/html.eml.pdf and b/src/paperless_mail/tests/samples/html.eml.pdf differ