diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8aa291d..2642d27 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     },
 
     description="python sdk for membase operation: memory, knowledge, chain, auth etc.",
-    long_description=open("README.md").read(),
+    long_description=open("README.md", encoding="utf-8").read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author="",
     author_email="",