diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 363e160b5d..f1842b0821 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ esa.euclid
   from the server. Specifically, passing ``'METADATA'`` to this argument will retrieve the extra fields
   ``datalabs_path``, ``file_name`` and ``hdu_index``. [#3438]
 
+vizier
+^^^^^^
+- Methods ``get_catalog``, ``get_catalog_async`` and ``query_*`` now always return UCD1+ instead of UCD1. [#3458]
+
 
 Service fixes and enhancements
 ------------------------------
diff --git a/astroquery/vizier/core.py b/astroquery/vizier/core.py
index 3531f862e3..980386e52c 100644
--- a/astroquery/vizier/core.py
+++ b/astroquery/vizier/core.py
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ def _args_to_payload(self, *args, **kwargs):
             for (key, value) in center.items():
                 body[key] = value
         # add column metadata: name, unit, UCD1+, and description
-        body["-out.meta"] = "huUD"
+        body["-out.meta"] = "huD"
         # merge tables when a list is queried against a single catalog
         body["-out.form"] = "mini"
         # computed position should always be in decimal degrees