diff --git a/src/ods.rs b/src/ods.rs
index fd79e4e..3135843 100644
--- a/src/ods.rs
+++ b/src/ods.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ pub enum OdsError {
     Password,
     /// Worksheet not found
     WorksheetNotFound(String),
+
+    /// XML attribute error
+    AttrError(quick_xml::events::attributes::AttrError),
+    /// XML encoding error
+    EncodingError(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError),
 }
 
 /// Ods reader options
@@ -74,6 +79,8 @@ from_err!(zip::result::ZipError, OdsError, Zip);
 from_err!(quick_xml::Error, OdsError, Xml);
 from_err!(std::string::ParseError, OdsError, Parse);
 from_err!(std::num::ParseFloatError, OdsError, ParseFloat);
+from_err!(quick_xml::events::attributes::AttrError, OdsError, Xml);
+from_err!(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError, OdsError, Xml);
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for OdsError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
@@ -94,6 +101,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for OdsError {
             }
             OdsError::Password => write!(f, "Workbook is password protected"),
             OdsError::WorksheetNotFound(name) => write!(f, "Worksheet '{name}' not found"),
+            OdsError::AttrError(e) => write!(f, "XML Attribute Error: {e}"),
+            OdsError::EncodingError(e) => write!(f, "XML Encoding Error: {e}"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -107,6 +116,8 @@ impl std::error::Error for OdsError {
             OdsError::Parse(e) => Some(e),
             OdsError::ParseInt(e) => Some(e),
             OdsError::ParseFloat(e) => Some(e),
+            OdsError::AttrError(e) => Some(e),
+            OdsError::EncodingError(e) => Some(e),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 8d51e26..0f85df0 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ macro_rules! from_err {
     ($from:ty, $to:tt, $var:tt) => {
         impl From<$from> for $to {
             fn from(e: $from) -> $to {
-                $to::$var(e)
+                $to::$var(e.into())
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/xlsb/mod.rs b/src/xlsb/mod.rs
index fca4bed..aeaddce 100644
--- a/src/xlsb/mod.rs
+++ b/src/xlsb/mod.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ pub enum XlsbError {
     Password,
     /// Worksheet not found
     WorksheetNotFound(String),
+    /// XML Encoding error
+    Encoding(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError),
 }
 
 from_err!(std::io::Error, XlsbError, Io);
 from_err!(zip::result::ZipError, XlsbError, Zip);
 from_err!(quick_xml::Error, XlsbError, Xml);
+from_err!(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError, XlsbError, Encoding);
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for XlsbError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for XlsbError {
             }
             XlsbError::Password => write!(f, "Workbook is password protected"),
             XlsbError::WorksheetNotFound(name) => write!(f, "Worksheet '{name}' not found"),
+            XlsbError::Encoding(e) => write!(f, "Encoding error: {e}"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -183,7 +187,12 @@ impl<RS: Read + Seek> Xlsb<RS> {
                                         key: QName(b"Target"),
                                         value: v,
                                     } => {
-                                        target = Some(xml.decoder().decode(&v)?.into_owned());
+                                        target = Some(
+                                            xml.decoder()
+                                                .decode(&v)
+                                                .map_err(XlsbError::Encoding)?
+                                                .into_owned(),
+                                        );
                                     }
                                     _ => (),
                                 }
diff --git a/src/xlsx/mod.rs b/src/xlsx/mod.rs
index 802a071..d51c70b 100644
--- a/src/xlsx/mod.rs
+++ b/src/xlsx/mod.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ pub enum XlsxError {
     TableNotFound(String),
     /// The specified sheet is not a worksheet
     NotAWorksheet(String),
+    /// XML Encoding error
+    Encoding(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError),
+    /// XML attribute error
+    XmlAttribute(quick_xml::events::attributes::AttrError),
 }
 
 from_err!(std::io::Error, XlsxError, Io);
@@ -98,6 +102,12 @@ from_err!(quick_xml::Error, XlsxError, Xml);
 from_err!(std::string::ParseError, XlsxError, Parse);
 from_err!(std::num::ParseFloatError, XlsxError, ParseFloat);
 from_err!(std::num::ParseIntError, XlsxError, ParseInt);
+from_err!(quick_xml::encoding::EncodingError, XlsxError, Encoding);
+from_err!(
+    quick_xml::events::attributes::AttrError,
+    XlsxError,
+    XmlAttribute
+);
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for XlsxError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
@@ -139,6 +149,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for XlsxError {
             XlsxError::Password => write!(f, "Workbook is password protected"),
             XlsxError::TableNotFound(n) => write!(f, "Table '{n}' not found"),
             XlsxError::NotAWorksheet(typ) => write!(f, "Expecting a worksheet, got {typ}"),
+            XlsxError::Encoding(e) => write!(f, "Encoding error: {e}"),
+            XlsxError::XmlAttribute(e) => write!(f, "XML attribute error: {e}"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -153,6 +165,8 @@ impl std::error::Error for XlsxError {
             XlsxError::Parse(e) => Some(e),
             XlsxError::ParseInt(e) => Some(e),
             XlsxError::ParseFloat(e) => Some(e),
+            XlsxError::Encoding(e) => Some(e),
+            XlsxError::XmlAttribute(e) => Some(e),
             _ => None,
         }
     }