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 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/tree/HEAD)
 
+-   \[MRG] clarify encoding of README, CHANGES, TSV, and JSON files [#140](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/140) ([sappelhoff](https://github.com/sappelhoff))
 -   Update site_name and release protocol [#137](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/137) ([franklin-feingold](https://github.com/franklin-feingold))
 -   BF: Example for IntendedFor was missing session indicator in the filename [#129](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/129) ([yarikoptic](https://github.com/yarikoptic))
 -   Add "part" keyword for mag/phase BOLD images (based on BEP001). [#128](https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/128) ([tsalo](https://github.com/tsalo))