diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
index 10ba5e4..d76c4c3 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
 module Twine
   module Formatters
     class Gettext < Abstract