diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1 b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
index 93d964540..427995b86 100644
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function Get-Latest-Version-Info([string]$AzureFeed, [string]$Channel, [bool]$Co
     $StringContent = $Response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result
 
     switch ($Response.Content.Headers.ContentType) {
-        { ($_ -eq "application/octet-stream") } { $VersionText = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($StringContent) }
+        { ($_ -eq "application/octet-stream") } { $VersionText = $StringContent }
         { ($_ -eq "text/plain") } { $VersionText = $StringContent }
         { ($_ -eq "text/plain; charset=UTF-8") } { $VersionText = $StringContent }
         default { throw "``$Response.Content.Headers.ContentType`` is an unknown .version file content type." }