diff --git a/lectures/lecturecommon.sty b/lectures/lecturecommon.sty
index cf8cb8f..8655ca1 100644
--- a/lectures/lecturecommon.sty
+++ b/lectures/lecturecommon.sty
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\def\filedate{4 October 2018}
+\def\filedate{31 May 2019}
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %
 % Common definitions shared across the various lecture document classes.
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 % v1.2.3 Switched XeLaTeX fonts to new University standard (Minion Pro + Open Sans).
 % v1.2.4 Fixed "class number plus one" so that it can be passed as a number to other macros.
 % v1.2.5 Disabled Mapping=tex-text for mono font to eliminate automatic curly quotes.
+% v1.2.6 Enabled unicode option for hyperref when using Xe(La)TeX.
 %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2001/06/01]
-\ProvidesPackage{lecturecommon}[2018/10/04 INFO standard lecture setup v1.2.5]
+\ProvidesPackage{lecturecommon}[2019/05/31 INFO standard lecture setup v1.2.6]
 
 
 % Standard packages common to ALL lecture documents.
@@ -79,7 +80,12 @@
 
 \RequirePackage{boxedminipage}
 \RequirePackage{graphicx}
+
+\ifxetex
+\RequirePackage[unicode]{hyperref}
+\else
 \RequirePackage{hyperref}
+\fi
 
 \hypersetup{pdfpagemode=UseNone}