diff --git a/gemd/__version__.py b/gemd/__version__.py
index e835b9d..df4be5e 100644
--- a/gemd/__version__.py
+++ b/gemd/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.1.3"
+__version__ = "2.1.4"
diff --git a/gemd/demo/strehlow_and_cook.py b/gemd/demo/strehlow_and_cook.py
index 1bd5dad..11e1035 100644
--- a/gemd/demo/strehlow_and_cook.py
+++ b/gemd/demo/strehlow_and_cook.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def import_table(filename=SMALL_TABLE):
     from importlib_resources import files
     import json
 
-    return json.loads(files("gemd.demo").joinpath(filename).read_text())
+    return json.loads(files("gemd.demo").joinpath(filename).read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
 
 
 def _fingerprint(row):
diff --git a/gemd/units/impl.py b/gemd/units/impl.py
index 7c3c801..7622343 100644
--- a/gemd/units/impl.py
+++ b/gemd/units/impl.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _deploy_default_files() -> Tuple[Path, Path]:
     target_paths = tuple(target_dir / f for f in ("citrine_en.txt", "constants_en.txt"))
     for target in target_paths:
         source = resources.joinpath(target.name)
-        target.write_text(source.read_text(), encoding="utf-8")
+        target.write_bytes(source.read_bytes())
 
     return target_paths