diff --git a/lib/jekyll/configuration.rb b/lib/jekyll/configuration.rb
index c166e42e..24c96e0f 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/configuration.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: UTF-8
+
 module Jekyll
   class Configuration < Hash
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index 015f88b3..22e076f1 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: UTF-8
+
 require 'set'
 
 # Convertible provides methods for converting a pagelike item