diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/PdfSigning/FinalizeEnvelopeCommand.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/PdfSigning/FinalizeEnvelopeCommand.cs
index 7c082981..de3f469b 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/PdfSigning/FinalizeEnvelopeCommand.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Application/PdfSigning/FinalizeEnvelopeCommand.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class FinalizeEnvelopeCommandHandler(IRepository<Envelope> Repo, ISender
         using var ms = new MemoryStream();
         docStream.CopyTo(ms);
         byte[] doc = ms.ToArray();
-        string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(doc);
+
         foreach (var er in envelope.EnvelopeReceivers)
         {
             await NtfServer.Notify(er.Receiver.EmailAddress, new DocumentSignedNotification()
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Domain/Constants/EnvelopeStatus.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.Domain/Constants/EnvelopeStatus.cs
index f096fd09..f918b3be 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Domain/Constants/EnvelopeStatus.cs
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Domain/Constants/EnvelopeStatus.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace EnvelopeGenerator.Domain.Constants
     {
         public static bool IsActive(this EnvelopeStatus status)
         {
-            return status >= EnvelopeStatus.EnvelopeCreated && status < EnvelopeStatus.EnvelopePartlySigned;
+            return status >= EnvelopeStatus.EnvelopeCreated && status <= EnvelopeStatus.EnvelopePartlySigned;
         }
 
         public static bool IsCompleted(this EnvelopeStatus status)
diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.csproj b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.csproj
index 936b7c6c..0bf615a9 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.csproj
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.csproj
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     <Authors>Digital Data GmbH</Authors>
     <Company>Digital Data GmbH</Company>
     <Product>EnvelopeGenerator.Server</Product>
-    <Version>1.6.0-beta</Version>
-    <FileVersion>1.6.0.0</FileVersion>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.6.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <Version>1.7.0-beta</Version>
+    <FileVersion>1.7.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.7.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Digital Data GmbH. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
 	<DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>