diff --git a/delayed_job.gemspec b/delayed_job.gemspec
index fd2fddf46..0e9723b5f 100644
--- a/delayed_job.gemspec
+++ b/delayed_job.gemspec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
 #version = File.read('README.textile').scan(/^\*\s+([\d\.]+)/).flatten
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|