1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xmake.lua b/xmake.lua
index a82ee337e..4d04506c6 100644
--- a/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ else
     add_defines("ZEN_WITH_TESTS=0")
 end
 
+-- fmt 11+ requires utf-8 when using unicode
+set_encodings("utf-8")
+set_encodings("source:utf-8", "target:utf-8")
+
 if is_os("windows") then
     add_defines(
         "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS",