diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9f7b685..3966aa0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf_8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()