diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c5acafb..f9d1cbf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 def readme():
-    with open('README.md') as f:
+    with open('README.md', encoding = "utf-8") as f: 
         return f.read()
 
 with open('requirements.txt') as f: