diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4297005..b0a6988 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 VERSION = '1.0.0'
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 setuptools.setup(