diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 3291ef55..9ff3d4ee 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ or
 /* for -charset */
 #include <iconv.h>
 #include <langinfo.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 /* eventually, this is done in xorriso_private.h : #include <regex.h> */
 
@@ -15852,6 +15853,7 @@ int Xorriso_main(int argc, char **argv)
    fprintf(stderr,"        More is told by option -help\n");
    exit(2);
  }
+ setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
  ret= Xorriso_new(&xorriso,argv[0],0);
  if(ret<=0) {
    fprintf(stderr,"Creation of XorrisO object failed. (not enough memory ?)\n");
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 3ff95e38..2d6ce51c 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.11.07.201909"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.11.09.102554"