diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7d7f92d..8243233 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.6.3 (1/19/24)
+* Fixed: Encoded special characters were displaying on the front end in some configurations.
+
 ## 1.6.2 (1/18/24)
 * Fixed: Remove unnecessary encoding in PHP's DOMDocument which was unintentionally encoding some special characters from non-English languages.
 
diff --git a/classes/class-table-of-contents.php b/classes/class-table-of-contents.php
index e466f42..3d83ede 100644
--- a/classes/class-table-of-contents.php
+++ b/classes/class-table-of-contents.php
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ function get_data() {
 		// Set HTML content.
 		$html = $this->content;
 
+		// Encode.
+		$html = mb_encode_numericentity( $html, [0x80, 0x10FFFF, 0, ~0], 'UTF-8' );
+
 		// Load the content in the document HTML.
 		$dom->loadHTML( "<div>$html</div>" );
 
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ function get_data() {
 		if ( count( $data['matches'] ) >= $this->args['headings'] ) {
 			// Store TOC in new content.
 			$data['content'] = $dom->saveHTML();
+			$data['content'] = mb_convert_encoding( $data['content'], 'UTF-8', 'HTML-ENTITIES' );
 		}
 		// Not enough headings.
 		else {
diff --git a/mai-table-of-contents.php b/mai-table-of-contents.php
index 3899013..8358abf 100644
--- a/mai-table-of-contents.php
+++ b/mai-table-of-contents.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:     Mai Table of Contents
  * Plugin URI:      https://bizbudding.com/mai-design-pack/
  * Description:     Automatically create a table of contents from headings in your posts.
- * Version:         1.6.2
+ * Version:         1.6.3
  *
  * Author:          BizBudding
  * Author URI:      https://bizbudding.com
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public function __wakeup() {
 	private function setup_constants() {
 		// Plugin version.
 		if ( ! defined( 'MAI_TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_VERSION' ) ) {
-			define( 'MAI_TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_VERSION', '1.6.2' );
+			define( 'MAI_TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_VERSION', '1.6.3' );
 		}
 
 		// Plugin Folder Path.
diff --git a/vendor/composer/installed.json b/vendor/composer/installed.json
index 920024e..fc2280d 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/installed.json
+++ b/vendor/composer/installed.json
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
             "install-path": "../yahnis-elsts/plugin-update-checker"
         }
     ],
-    "dev": true,
+    "dev": false,
     "dev-package-names": []
 }
diff --git a/vendor/composer/installed.php b/vendor/composer/installed.php
index 3003e2b..3c055f2 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/installed.php
+++ b/vendor/composer/installed.php
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
         'name' => '__root__',
         'pretty_version' => 'dev-develop',
         'version' => 'dev-develop',
-        'reference' => '78d9e73d55064586975255ada2999d6fb406a580',
+        'reference' => '050b3614b33ca9be5c8522661c678034f79c5a53',
         'type' => 'library',
         'install_path' => __DIR__ . '/../../',
         'aliases' => array(),
-        'dev' => true,
+        'dev' => false,
     ),
     'versions' => array(
         '__root__' => array(
             'pretty_version' => 'dev-develop',
             'version' => 'dev-develop',
-            'reference' => '78d9e73d55064586975255ada2999d6fb406a580',
+            'reference' => '050b3614b33ca9be5c8522661c678034f79c5a53',
             'type' => 'library',
             'install_path' => __DIR__ . '/../../',
             'aliases' => array(),