diff --git a/nats-server/configuration/README.md b/nats-server/configuration/README.md
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--- a/nats-server/configuration/README.md
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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ The NATS configuration file supports the following syntax:
 * Maps can be assigned with no key separator
 * Semicolons can be used as terminators
 
+The NATS configuration file is parsed with UTF-8 encoding.
+
 ## Strings and Numbers
 
 The configuration parser is very forgiving, as you have seen: