diff --git a/markdown_generator/PubsFromBib.ipynb b/markdown_generator/PubsFromBib.ipynb
index df898a7128007..af8f045188024 100644
--- a/markdown_generator/PubsFromBib.ipynb
+++ b/markdown_generator/PubsFromBib.ipynb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     "\n",
     "            md_filename = os.path.basename(md_filename)\n",
     "\n",
-    "            with open(\"../_publications/\" + md_filename, 'w') as f:\n",
+    "            with open(\"../_publications/\" + md_filename, 'w', encoding=\"utf-8\") as f:\n",
     "                f.write(md)\n",
     "            print(f'SUCESSFULLY PARSED {bib_id}: \\\"', b[\"title\"][:60],\"...\"*(len(b['title'])>60),\"\\\"\")\n",
     "        # field may not exist for a reference\n",
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
  "nbformat_minor": 2
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/markdown_generator/pubsFromBib.py b/markdown_generator/pubsFromBib.py
index 92b4d02f942f3..8ae3e6227282a 100644
--- a/markdown_generator/pubsFromBib.py
+++ b/markdown_generator/pubsFromBib.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def html_escape(text):
 
             md_filename = os.path.basename(md_filename)
 
-            with open("../_publications/" + md_filename, 'w') as f:
+            with open("../_publications/" + md_filename, 'w', encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 f.write(md)
             print(f'SUCESSFULLY PARSED {bib_id}: \"', b["title"][:60],"..."*(len(b['title'])>60),"\"")
         # field may not exist for a reference