diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c85db5e63..eff4050dfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ and this project adheres to
   import { parseCoins } from "@cosmjs/amino";
   ```
 
+### Fixed
+
+- @cosmjs/encoding: Avoid using replacement character in doc comment to make
+  external tools happy. ([#1570])
+
+[#1570]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/pull/1570
+
 ## [0.32.2] - 2023-12-19
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/encoding/src/utf8.ts b/packages/encoding/src/utf8.ts
index bc06300163..9467b70582 100644
--- a/packages/encoding/src/utf8.ts
+++ b/packages/encoding/src/utf8.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ export function toUtf8(str: string): Uint8Array {
 /**
  * Takes UTF-8 data and decodes it to a string.
  *
- * In lossy mode, the replacement character � is used to substitude invalid
- * encodings. By default lossy mode is off and invalid data will lead to exceptions.
+ * In lossy mode, the [REPLACEMENT CHARACTER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specials_(Unicode_block))
+ * is used to substitude invalid encodings.
+ * By default lossy mode is off and invalid data will lead to exceptions.
  */
 export function fromUtf8(data: Uint8Array, lossy = false): string {
   const fatal = !lossy;