diff --git a/modules/distribution/src/repository/resources/conf/deployment.toml b/modules/distribution/src/repository/resources/conf/deployment.toml
index 918af13fd6..c63761c728 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/src/repository/resources/conf/deployment.toml
+++ b/modules/distribution/src/repository/resources/conf/deployment.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ hash= "66cd9688a2ae068244ea01e70f0e230f5623b7fa4cdecb65070a09ec06452262"
 [identity.auth_framework.endpoint]
 app_password= "dashboard"
 
+[notification_templates]
+enable_unicode_support = true
+
 # The KeyStore which is used for encrypting/decrypting internal data. By default the primary keystore is used as the internal keystore.
 
 #[keystore.internal]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f7dda159d..781eaab936 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!--Carbon Identity Framework Version-->
-        <carbon.identity.framework.version>7.6.16</carbon.identity.framework.version>
+        <carbon.identity.framework.version>7.6.17</carbon.identity.framework.version>
         <carbon.identity.framework.version.range>[5.14.67, 8.0.0)</carbon.identity.framework.version.range>
 
         <!--SAML Common Utils Version-->
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@
 
         <!-- Identity Event Handler Versions -->
         <identity.event.handler.account.lock.version>1.9.13</identity.event.handler.account.lock.version>
-        <identity.event.handler.notification.version>1.9.23</identity.event.handler.notification.version>
+        <identity.event.handler.notification.version>1.9.24</identity.event.handler.notification.version>
 
         <!--<identity.agent.entitlement.proxy.version>5.1.1</identity.agent.entitlement.proxy.version>-->
         <!--<identity.carbon.auth.signedjwt.version>5.1.1</identity.carbon.auth.signedjwt.version>-->