diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2d8095a..67e13c6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GEM
     fakefs (0.3.2)
     git (1.2.5)
     jeweler (1.6.0)
-      bundler (~> 1.0.0)
+      bundler (~> 1.1.0)
       git (>= 1.2.5)
       rake
     mocha (0.9.12)
diff --git a/juicer.gemspec b/juicer.gemspec
index 5548e14..1fa62bc 100644
--- a/juicer.gemspec
+++ b/juicer.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{juicer}
-  s.version = "1.0.13"
+  s.version = "1.0.14"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Christian Johansen"]
diff --git a/lib/juicer.rb b/lib/juicer.rb
index 2783b12..9f6cb87 100644
--- a/lib/juicer.rb
+++ b/lib/juicer.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Juicer
 
   # :stopdoc:
-  VERSION = '1.0.13'
+  VERSION = '1.0.14'
   LIBPATH = ::File.expand_path(::File.dirname(__FILE__)) + ::File::SEPARATOR
   PATH = ::File.dirname(LIBPATH) + ::File::SEPARATOR
   LOGGER = Logger.new(STDOUT)
diff --git a/lib/juicer/merger/base.rb b/lib/juicer/merger/base.rb
index ed33d5f..ccab6ac 100644
--- a/lib/juicer/merger/base.rb
+++ b/lib/juicer/merger/base.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def resolve_dependencies(file)
       # Fetch contents of a single file. May be overridden in subclasses to provide
       # custom content filtering
       def merge(file)
-        IO.read(file) + "\n"
+        IO.read(file, {"mode" => "r:bom|utf-8"}) + "\n"
       end
     end
   end