diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 813d4ee..22204e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open('README.rst') as f:
+with open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     readme = f.read()
 
 setup(