diff --git a/debian/apport/source_grub2.py b/debian/apport/source_grub2.py
index 01f6ef2df..993137e1c 100644
--- a/debian/apport/source_grub2.py
+++ b/debian/apport/source_grub2.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# vim: set fileencoding=UTF-8 :
 '''apport package hook for grub2
 
 Author: Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jeanbaptiste.lallement@gmail.com>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5a712af72..f33a5b99f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ grub2 (2.00-8) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * debian/apport/source_grub2.py:
     - Use context managers to avoid (harmless) file descriptor leaks.
+    - Set a file encoding, per PEP 0263.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:25:46 +0100