diff --git a/SOURCES/0008-Added-coding-utf-8-to-template.patch b/SOURCES/0008-Added-coding-utf-8-to-template.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e41b8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0008-Added-coding-utf-8-to-template.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+From 6e6459de2d53b0b4df3f0800aab5897bc9091ee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: tigro <tigro@msvsphere-os.ru>
+Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:29:05 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Added coding: utf-8 to template
+
+---
+ 80-rhel/live/efi.tmpl | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/80-rhel/live/efi.tmpl b/80-rhel/live/efi.tmpl
+index f39c89a..e991aaa 100644
+--- a/80-rhel/live/efi.tmpl
++++ b/80-rhel/live/efi.tmpl
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+ <%page args="configdir, KERNELDIR, efiarch32, efiarch64, isolabel, extra_boot_args"/>
+ <%
+ EFIBOOTDIR="EFI/BOOT"
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/SPECS/lorax-templates-rhel.spec b/SPECS/lorax-templates-rhel.spec
index 39bd89f..a136e1d 100644
--- a/SPECS/lorax-templates-rhel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/lorax-templates-rhel.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           lorax-templates-msvsphere
 Version:        8.7
-Release:        1%{?dist}.5
+Release:        1%{?dist}.6
 Summary:        MSVSphere build templates for lorax and livemedia-creator
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch4:         0004-Translate-live-image-bootloader-to-Russian.patch
 Patch5:         0005-Disable-geo-location.patch
 Patch6:         0006-Update-title-color.patch
 Patch7:         0007-Add-sphere-licenses-to-live-media.patch
+Patch8:         0008-Added-coding-utf-8-to-template.patch
 
 # Required for the template branding support
 Requires:       lorax >= 28.14.70-1.el8.inferit.1
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{templatedir}/live/config_files/x86/
 %{templatedir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 14 2024 Arkady L. Shane <tigro@msvsphere-os.ru> - 8.7-1.6
+- Added coding: utf-8 to template
+
 * Tue Jan 23 2024 Arkady L. Shane <tigro@msvsphere-os.ru> - 8.7-1.5
 - Update translation