diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateServiceSpecs.cs b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateServiceSpecs.cs
index fb9f9f9659..1ca436debe 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateServiceSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateServiceSpecs.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public class when_generate_is_called : TemplateServiceSpecsBase
             private readonly ChocolateyConfiguration config = new ChocolateyConfiguration();
             private readonly List<string> files = new List<string>();
             private readonly HashSet<string> directoryCreated = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+            private readonly UTF8Encoding utf8WithoutBOM = new UTF8Encoding(false);
 
             public override void Context()
             {
@@ -250,6 +251,8 @@ public override void Context()
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.directory_exists(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns<string>(dirPath => dirPath.EndsWith("templates\\default"));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.write_file(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), Encoding.UTF8))
                     .Callback((string filePath, string fileContent, Encoding encoding) => files.Add(filePath));
+                fileSystem.Setup(x => x.write_file(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), utf8WithoutBOM))
+                    .Callback((string filePath, string fileContent, Encoding encoding) => files.Add(filePath));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.delete_directory_if_exists(It.IsAny<string>(), true));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.create_directory_if_not_exists(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback(
                     (string directory) =>
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ public class when_generate_is_called_with_nested_folders : TemplateServiceSpecsB
             private readonly ChocolateyConfiguration config = new ChocolateyConfiguration();
             private readonly List<string> files = new List<string>();
             private readonly HashSet<string> directoryCreated = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+            private readonly UTF8Encoding utf8WithoutBOM = new UTF8Encoding(false);
 
             public override void Context()
             {
@@ -341,6 +345,8 @@ public override void Context()
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.directory_exists(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns<string>(dirPath => dirPath.EndsWith("templates\\test"));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.write_file(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), Encoding.UTF8))
                     .Callback((string filePath, string fileContent, Encoding encoding) => files.Add(filePath));
+                fileSystem.Setup(x => x.write_file(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), utf8WithoutBOM))
+                    .Callback((string filePath, string fileContent, Encoding encoding) => files.Add(filePath));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.delete_directory_if_exists(It.IsAny<string>(), true));
                 fileSystem.Setup(x => x.get_files(It.IsAny<string>(), "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
                     .Returns(new[] { "templates\\test\\template.nuspec", "templates\\test\\random.txt", "templates\\test\\tools\\chocolateyInstall.ps1", "templates\\test\\tools\\lower\\another.ps1" });
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateService.cs
index 3c5095e267..a91c3b72e3 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/TemplateService.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.app.services
 
     public class TemplateService : ITemplateService
     {
+        private readonly UTF8Encoding utf8WithoutBOM = new UTF8Encoding(false);
         private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
         private readonly IList<string> _templateBinaryExtensions = new List<string> { 
             ".exe", ".msi", ".msu", ".msp", ".mst",
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public void generate(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
             var defaultTemplateOverride = _fileSystem.combine_paths(ApplicationParameters.TemplatesLocation, "default");
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuration.NewCommand.TemplateName) && (!_fileSystem.directory_exists(defaultTemplateOverride) || configuration.NewCommand.UseOriginalTemplate))
             {
-                generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, NuspecTemplate.Template, _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageLocation, "{0}.nuspec".format_with(tokens.PackageNameLower)), Encoding.UTF8);
+                generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, NuspecTemplate.Template, _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageLocation, "{0}.nuspec".format_with(tokens.PackageNameLower)), utf8WithoutBOM);
                 generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, ChocolateyInstallTemplate.Template, _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageToolsLocation, "chocolateyinstall.ps1"), Encoding.UTF8);
                 generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, ChocolateyBeforeModifyTemplate.Template, _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageToolsLocation, "chocolateybeforemodify.ps1"), Encoding.UTF8);
                 generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, ChocolateyUninstallTemplate.Template, _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageToolsLocation, "chocolateyuninstall.ps1"), Encoding.UTF8);
@@ -125,9 +126,13 @@ public void generate(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
                 {
                     var packageFileLocation = file.Replace(templatePath, packageLocation);
                     var fileExtension = _fileSystem.get_file_extension(packageFileLocation);
-                    if (fileExtension.is_equal_to(".nuspec")) packageFileLocation = _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageLocation, "{0}.nuspec".format_with(tokens.PackageNameLower));
 
-                    if (_templateBinaryExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
+                    if (fileExtension.is_equal_to(".nuspec"))
+                    {
+                        packageFileLocation = _fileSystem.combine_paths(packageLocation, "{0}.nuspec".format_with(tokens.PackageNameLower));
+                        generate_file_from_template(configuration, tokens, _fileSystem.read_file(file), packageFileLocation, utf8WithoutBOM);
+                    }
+                    else if (_templateBinaryExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
                     {
                         this.Log().Debug(" Treating template file ('{0}') as binary instead of replacing templated values.".format_with(_fileSystem.get_file_name(file)));
                         _fileSystem.copy_file(file, packageFileLocation, overwriteExisting:true);