diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a17451d..f61fed4b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md')) as _file:
     README = _file.read()
 
-with open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGELOG.md')) as _file:
+with open(os.path.join(here, 'CHANGELOG.md'), encoding='utf-8') as _file:
     CHANGELOG = _file.read()
 
 about_text = (