diff --git a/deployment/pipeline.groovy b/deployment/pipeline.groovy
index 4f31396..5655425 100644
--- a/deployment/pipeline.groovy
+++ b/deployment/pipeline.groovy
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def getReplicasOrDefault(deploymentConfig, project, defaultReplicas) {
 @NonCPS
 def getConfig() {
   def yamlAsString = "{JYaml: Original Java Implementation, JvYaml: Java port of RbYaml, SnakeYAML: Java 5 / YAML 1.1, YamlBeans: To/from JavaBeans}"
-  return new Yaml().load(readFile("deployment/config.yaml"))
+  return new Yaml().load(readFile(file: "deployment/config.yaml", encoding: "UTF-8"))
 }
 
 node() {