diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d433b8e..36019db 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 readmePath = pjoin(dirname(__file__), 'README.md')
-with open(readmePath) as f:
+with open(readmePath, encoding='utf-8') as f:
     readmeContent = f.read()