diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 089a240..a5c10c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m spacy download da_core_news_sm
 
       - name: Build GDPRScanner
+        env:
+          PYTHONUTF8: "1"
         run: python build_gdpr.py
 
       - name: Package Linux binary