diff --git a/cob_datapipeline/scripts/ingest_marc.sh b/cob_datapipeline/scripts/ingest_marc.sh
index ea7b603e..c31ef515 100755
--- a/cob_datapipeline/scripts/ingest_marc.sh
+++ b/cob_datapipeline/scripts/ingest_marc.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ gem install bundler
 bundle config set force_ruby_platform true
 bundle install --without=debug
 
+# force Ruby’s external/internal encodings to UTF-8
+export RUBYOPT='-E UTF-8'
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+
 data_in=$(echo $DATA | jq -r '.[]')
 
 if [ -z "$COMMAND" ]; then
diff --git a/doc/production-solr-collection-swap-process.md b/doc/production-solr-collection-swap-process.md
index 5143df47..d4a5a2f7 100644
--- a/doc/production-solr-collection-swap-process.md
+++ b/doc/production-solr-collection-swap-process.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ These steps are broken down into three sections as these parts can be run sequen
 1. Trigger the `boundwith_move_alma_sftp_to_s3` Dag and wait for completion.
    1. Skip this step if you want to reuse the s3 alma_sftp files from the last run.
 1. Turn off the `catalog_pre_production_oai_harvest_v2` Dag.
+1. Check the tul_cob-catalog-solr and cob_index repositories for any code changes.  If there are any code changes that need to be included in the reindex, create a new release.
 1. Set the Airflow variables required for the full reindex:
    1. Ensure the variable `CATALOG_PRE_PRODUCTION_SOLR_CONFIG` is using the correct version of solr configs. See the [tul_cob-catalog-solr releases](https://github.com/tulibraries/tul_cob-catalog-solr/releases) to confirm latest version, if needed. 
    1. Ensure the variable `PRE_PRODUCTION_COB_INDEX_VERSION` is the correct version of cob_index. See the  [cob_index releases](https://github.com/tulibraries/cob_index/releases) to confirm latest version, if needed.