diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8fef9c4..82707ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ about = {}
 with open(os.path.join(srcdir, "svtplay_dl", "__version__.py")) as f:
     exec(f.read(), about)
 
-with open("README.md") as f:
+with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     readme = f.read()
 
 deps = []