diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc453ed..c42c7b7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "api"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "bitcode",
diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index 5069e52..2097b7b 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def get_release_version():
 
     cargo_toml_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'Cargo.toml')
     
-    with open(cargo_toml_path, 'r') as f:
+    with open(cargo_toml_path, 'r', encoding="UTF-8") as f:
         cargo_toml = toml.load(f)
     
     return cargo_toml['package']['version']
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ docker tag registry.nyeki.dev/nyeki/api:latest registry.nyeki.dev/nyeki/api:v{ve
 docker push registry.nyeki.dev/nyeki/api:v{version}
 
 git add .
-git commit -m "Release {version} version"
-git tag -a v{version} -m "Release version {version}"
+git commit -m "Release version v{version}"
+git tag -a v{version} -m "Release version v{version}"
 git push origin main
 git push origin v{version}
 """