diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2da4d33a..7f3f3fa2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: latin1 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
 def main():