diff --git a/src/subsai/cli.py b/src/subsai/cli.py
index 259605d..254fa4a 100644
--- a/src/subsai/cli.py
+++ b/src/subsai/cli.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 Subs AI: Subtitles generation tool powered by OpenAI's Whisper and its variants.
 Version: {__version__}               
 ===================================
-"""
+""".encode('utf-8')
 
 import json
 import os