diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5ef7ceb..e3ff8f3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
         ]
     },
     license='MIT',
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=open('README.md', encoding='utf-8').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown'
 )