diff --git a/lib/treat/config/data/languages/german.rb b/lib/treat/config/data/languages/german.rb
index ff01324..ed23109 100755
--- a/lib/treat/config/data/languages/german.rb
+++ b/lib/treat/config/data/languages/german.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#encoding: UTF-8
+
 {
   dependencies: [
     'punkt-segmenter',