diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0fa4d9c..7b0ec8e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 def open_file(fname):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname))
+    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname), encoding='utf-8')
 
 
 def run_setup():