diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f1f29533..c2243a727 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Change "Contact us" in the footer link examples to "Give us feedback" ([PR 972](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-frontend/pull/972))
 - Adjusted default spacing of back link component ([PR 964](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-frontend/pull/964))
 - Reduce main wrapper padding on mobile ([PR 1003](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-frontend/pull/1003))
+- Fix image encoding issue introduced in Gulp v5.0 ([PR 1013](https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-frontend/pull/1013))
 
 ## 8.3.0 - 24 July 2024
 
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 66fd8890f..7569ffefe 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function versionJS() {
  * Copy assets such as icons and images into the distribution
  */
 function assets() {
-  return gulp.src('packages/assets/**').pipe(gulp.dest('dist/assets/'))
+  return gulp.src('packages/assets/**', { encoding: false }).pipe(gulp.dest('dist/assets/'))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ function cssFolder() {
 
 function createZip() {
   return gulp
-    .src(['dist/css/*.min.css', 'dist/js/*.min.js', 'dist/assets/**', '!dist/js/nhsuk.min.js'], { base: 'dist' })
+    .src(['dist/css/*.min.css', 'dist/js/*.min.js', 'dist/assets/**', '!dist/js/nhsuk.min.js'], {
+      base: 'dist',
+      encoding: false
+    })
     .pipe(zip(`nhsuk-frontend-${version}.zip`))
     .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'))
 }