diff --git a/docs/templates/man.j2 b/docs/templates/man.j2
index cfddd85569..7c8289dc95 100644
--- a/docs/templates/man.j2
+++ b/docs/templates/man.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 {{name}}(1)
 {{ '=' *  ((name|length|int) + 3) }}
 :doctype:      manpage
+:author:       Red Hat,Inc | Ansible
+:encoding:     utf-8
+:lang:         en
 :man source:   Ansible
 :man version:  %VERSION%
 :man manual:   System administration commands