diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
index 2e29b467ca..cbbfe62331 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/Github.node.ts
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 							}
 						}
 
-						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURI(filePath)}`;
+						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					} else if (operation === 'delete') {
 						// ----------------------------------
 						//         delete
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 							body.branch as string | undefined,
 						);
 
-						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURI(filePath)}`;
+						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					} else if (operation === 'get') {
 						requestMethod = 'GET';
 
@@ -2179,11 +2179,11 @@ export class Github implements INodeType {
 							qs.ref = additionalParameters.reference;
 						}
 
-						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURI(filePath)}`;
+						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					} else if (operation === 'list') {
 						requestMethod = 'GET';
 						const filePath = this.getNodeParameter('filePath', i);
-						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURI(filePath)}`;
+						endpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}/contents/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
 					}
 				} else if (resource === 'issue') {
 					if (operation === 'create') {