diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4fd4bad0..059e956c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ Please See the `releases tab <https://github.com/openedx/xblock-lti-consumer/rel
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+9.11.1 - 2024-04-24
+-------------------
+* Add utf-8 encoding for user full name
+
 9.11.0 - 2024-04-24
 -------------------
 * Remove lxml pin
 
-
 9.10.0 - 2024-02-29
 ------------------
 * Remove Transifex calls and bundled translation files for the OEP-58 proposal.
diff --git a/lti_consumer/__init__.py b/lti_consumer/__init__.py
index e167b042..8deb27e6 100644
--- a/lti_consumer/__init__.py
+++ b/lti_consumer/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 from .apps import LTIConsumerApp
 from .lti_xblock import LtiConsumerXBlock
 
-__version__ = '9.11.0'
+__version__ = '9.11.1'
diff --git a/lti_consumer/lti_xblock.py b/lti_consumer/lti_xblock.py
index 08789041..51021775 100644
--- a/lti_consumer/lti_xblock.py
+++ b/lti_consumer/lti_xblock.py
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ def extract_real_user_data(self):
         user_data = {
             'user_email': None,
             'user_username': None,
-            'user_full_name': user.full_name,
+            'user_full_name': user.full_name.encode(),
             'user_language': None,
         }
 
diff --git a/lti_consumer/tests/unit/test_lti_xblock.py b/lti_consumer/tests/unit/test_lti_xblock.py
index f489ee27..2e812505 100644
--- a/lti_consumer/tests/unit/test_lti_xblock.py
+++ b/lti_consumer/tests/unit/test_lti_xblock.py
@@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ def setUp(self):
         fake_user_email = 'abc@example.com'
         fake_user.emails = [fake_user_email]
 
-        full_name_mock = PropertyMock(return_value='fake_full_name')
+        fake_name = 'fáke fǔll ñamë'
+        full_name_mock = PropertyMock(return_value=fake_name)
         type(fake_user).full_name = full_name_mock
 
         fake_username = 'fake'
@@ -1077,7 +1078,7 @@ def test_lti_launch_pii_sharing(
 
         set_user_data_kwargs['person_sourcedid'] = 'fake' if pii_sharing_enabled and ask_to_send_username else None
         set_user_data_kwargs['person_name_full'] = (
-            'fake_full_name' if pii_sharing_enabled and ask_to_send_full_name else None
+            'fáke fǔll ñamë'.encode() if pii_sharing_enabled and ask_to_send_full_name else None
         )
         set_user_data_kwargs['person_contact_email_primary'] = (
             'abc@example.com' if pii_sharing_enabled and ask_to_send_email else None
@@ -1814,7 +1815,7 @@ def test_get_lti_1p3_launch_data(
         fake_user_email = 'fake_email@example.com'
         fake_username = 'fake_username'
 
-        fake_name = 'fake_full_name'
+        fake_name = 'fáke fǔll ñamë'
         full_name_mock = PropertyMock(return_value=fake_name)
         type(fake_user).full_name = full_name_mock
 
@@ -1866,7 +1867,7 @@ def test_get_lti_1p3_launch_data(
                 expected_launch_data_kwargs["preferred_username"] = fake_username
 
             if ask_to_send_full_name:
-                expected_launch_data_kwargs["name"] = fake_name
+                expected_launch_data_kwargs["name"] = fake_name.encode()
 
             if ask_to_send_email:
                 expected_launch_data_kwargs["email"] = fake_user_email