diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bc03ab92..e1af267b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 version = '11.0.0'
 
-with open('README.md') as f:
+with open('README.md', encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(