It has not been mentioned in the release notes, but "things" change all the times
I have yet to install and test the new version (no need, because if it isn't broken don't fix it...), however I would like to suggest a way for you to check it yourself: Keep the original file and change one character in your description in VIPM, then compare the two files. If there is a checksum there will be an obvious change in one line. If that's not the case you might have broken the package by saving the file in the wrong encoding (UTF-16 instead of UTF-8). Maybe try another editor (Notepad++ is what I work with mostly).