diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 16333c4..dfcf064 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-with open("README.md") as readme_file:
+with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as readme_file:
     readme = readme_file.read()
 
 install_requirements = ["click", "markdown", "requests"]