diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3fc02c6..07b701d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 def readme():
-  with open('README.md') as f:
+  with open('README.md', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     return f.read()