diff --git a/autodist-git b/autodist-git
index 4043bd1..38a361b 100755
--- a/autodist-git
+++ b/autodist-git
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def commitReleaseFromDir(options, pkg_info, gitea_repo, repo, temp_dir):
         # Delete binary source archives
         for pattern in [
             '*.zip','*.tar.bz2','*.tar.xz','*.tar.gz','*.tgz','*.txz','*.iso',
-            '*.run','*.dll','*.bin','*.jar','*.msi']:
+            '*.run','*.dll','*.bin','*.jar','*.msi','*.deb']:
             for filename in glob.glob(f'{src_dir}/{pattern}'):
                 os.remove(filename)
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def commitReleaseFromDir(options, pkg_info, gitea_repo, repo, temp_dir):
         return
 
     # Create/update README.md
-    with open(file=f'{temp_dir.name}/README.md', mode="w", encoding="utf8") as readme_file:
+    with open(file=f'{temp_dir.name}/README.md', mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as readme_file:
         readme_file.write(f"# {pkg_info['name']}\n\n{spec_description}")
     repo.index.add(['README.md'])