diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c95a2f2..def421a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 def read(fname):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
+    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname), 'rb').read().decode('utf-8')
 
 setup(
     name="microsofttranslator",