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diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 9766d905e..e6f05c173 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if not 'signature' in versions_info:
     sys.exit(u'ERROR: the versions file is not signed or corrupted. Aborting.')
 signature = versions_info['signature']
 del versions_info['signature']
-if not rsa_verify(json.dumps(versions_info, sort_keys=True), signature, UPDATES_RSA_KEY):
+if not rsa_verify(json.dumps(versions_info, sort_keys=True).encode('utf-8'), signature, UPDATES_RSA_KEY):
     sys.exit(u'ERROR: the versions file signature is invalid. Aborting.')
 
 version = versions_info['versions'][versions_info['latest']]