diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
index 864470c..917b4c2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ jobs:
       # Step 4: Run the build command
       # Zola will generate the site in the 'main-site/public' directory
       - name: Build Site
+        env:
+          LANG: en_US.UTF-8
+          LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
         run: |
+          echo "Building site with LANG=${LANG}"
           cd main-site
           zola -V
           zola build