diff --git a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
index aee945b..06477b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ jobs:
         if: env.VERSION_CHANGED == 'true'
         id: update_version
         run: |
-          echo "__version__ = '${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}'" > ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
+          echo "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-" > ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
+          echo "__version__ = '${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}'" >>  ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
+          echo "" >>  ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
           git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
           git add ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}