diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b12ea4f..9a5ce7c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup(
     author_email="caster@exploit.org",
     scripts=['sara.py'],
     description="RouterOS Security Inspector",
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=open('README.md', encoding="utf8").read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     license="Apache-2.0",
     keywords=['mikrotik', 'routeros', 'config analyzer', 'network security',],
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ setup(
         "console_scripts": ["sara = sara:main"],
     },
     python_requires='>=3.11',
-)
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+)