diff --git a/notebooks/internvl2/internvl2.ipynb b/notebooks/internvl2/internvl2.ipynb
index 7baaeaca3c3..72281c1928e 100644
--- a/notebooks/internvl2/internvl2.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/internvl2/internvl2.ipynb
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@
     "\n",
     "if not Path(\"conversation.py\").exists():\n",
     "    r = requests.get(\"https://huggingface.co/OpenGVLab/InternVL2-1B/raw/main/conversation.py\")\n",
-    "    open(\"conversation.py\", \"w\").write(r.text)\n",
+    "    open(\"conversation.py\", \"w\", encoding=\"utf-8\").write(r.text)\n",
     "\n",
     "if not Path(\"internvl2_helper.py\").exists():\n",
     "    r = requests.get(url=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/latest/notebooks/internvl2/internvl2_helper.py\")\n",
-    "    open(\"internvl2_helper.py\", \"w\").write(r.text)\n",
+    "    open(\"internvl2_helper.py\", \"w\", encoding=\"utf-8\").write(r.text)\n",
     "\n",
     "if not Path(\"gradio_helper.py\").exists():\n",
     "    r = requests.get(url=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/latest/notebooks/internvl2/gradio_helper.py\")\n",
-    "    open(\"gradio_helper.py\", \"w\").write(r.text)\n",
+    "    open(\"gradio_helper.py\", \"w\", encoding=\"utf-8\").write(r.text)\n",
     "\n",
     "if not Path(\"notebook_utils.py\").exists():\n",
     "    r = requests.get(url=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/latest/utils/notebook_utils.py\")\n",
-    "    open(\"notebook_utils.py\", \"w\").write(r.text)"
+    "    open(\"notebook_utils.py\", \"w\", encoding=\"utf-8\").write(r.text)"
    ]
   },
   {