diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c7118903..f959491d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
     * The capo directive is now considered [#224](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/224)
     * The files don't need to end with a trailing line [#223](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/223)
   * Content files
-    * The `tex` keyword correctly includes all files of the list [#228](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/228) 
+    * The `tex` keyword correctly includes all files of the list [#228](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/228)
+  * PDF generation
+    * The bookmarks correctly use the unicode encoding [#225](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/225)
 * Enhancements
   * Error management
     * The 'error' option is considered for contentlist errors (incorrect syntax for instance) [#226](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/226)
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/patacrep.tex b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/patacrep.tex
index d57f44e4..2597d0f4 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/patacrep.tex
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook/patacrep.tex
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ description:
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/lang_de.tex.control b/test/test_book/lang_de.tex.control
index 5ed6126b..e65c9744 100644
--- a/test/test_book/lang_de.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/lang_de.tex.control
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ guitar,
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/lang_default.tex.control b/test/test_book/lang_default.tex.control
index 40391656..1be40a10 100644
--- a/test/test_book/lang_default.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/lang_default.tex.control
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ guitar,
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/lang_en.tex.control b/test/test_book/lang_en.tex.control
index 55573ddd..c2199ea6 100644
--- a/test/test_book/lang_en.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/lang_en.tex.control
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ guitar,
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/lang_fr.tex.control b/test/test_book/lang_fr.tex.control
index aca45a48..2ae2df43 100644
--- a/test/test_book/lang_fr.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/lang_fr.tex.control
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ guitar,
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/special.tex.control b/test/test_book/special.tex.control
index 8f7d845a..e2fa50fe 100644
--- a/test/test_book/special.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/special.tex.control
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ guitar,
     hyperfigures=true,
     colorlinks=true,
     linkcolor=tango-green-3,
-    urlcolor=tango-blue-3
+    urlcolor=tango-blue-3,
+    unicode=true
     ]{hyperref}