diff --git a/src/e3/anod/checkout.py b/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
index 6b872f08..f41be3dc 100644
--- a/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
+++ b/src/e3/anod/checkout.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def update_git(
                     g.write_log(fd, rev_range=f"{old_commit}..{new_commit}")
                     tmp_filename = fd.name
                 try:
-                    with open(tmp_filename) as fd:
+                    with open(tmp_filename, encoding="utf8") as fd:
                         commits = list(g.parse_log(fd, max_diff_size=1024))
                 finally:
                     rm(tmp_filename)