diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 96b4f0c..46e24d0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-with open('README.md') as f:
+with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(