diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5f77c23..6cbbe50 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 setup(