diff --git a/src/prisma/_config.py b/src/prisma/_config.py
index d3ca51458..92ccaa109 100644
--- a/src/prisma/_config.py
+++ b/src/prisma/_config.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def load(cls, path: Path | None = None) -> Config:
             path = Path('pyproject.toml')
 
         if path.exists():
-            config = tomlkit.loads(path.read_text()).get('tool', {}).get('prisma', {})
+            config = tomlkit.loads(path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')).get('tool', {}).get('prisma', {})
         else:
             config = {}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index c5fe9386f..4a9ea3251 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ def test_no_file(testdir: Testdir) -> None:
     assert isinstance(config.prisma_version, str)
 
 
+def test_with_file(testdir: Testdir) -> None:
+    """Can works config from pyproject.toml successfully"""
+    path = Path('pyproject.toml')
+    testdir.makefile(
+        '.toml',
+        pyproject=dedent(
+            """
+            [tool.prisma]
+            prisma_version = '0.1.2.3'
+            """
+        ),
+    )
+
+    assert path.exists()
+    config = Config.load(path)
+    assert config.prisma_version == '0.1.2.3'
+
+
 def test_loading(testdir: Testdir) -> None:
     """Config loading overrides defaults"""
     testdir.makefile(