Index: wflow-py/setup.py
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diff -u -r3e39e84af48f1bcb5ec0d243748147be223674f2 -r6a99b71c16ba86ab3c78b75994a6a97125e097c2
--- wflow-py/setup.py	(.../setup.py)	(revision 3e39e84af48f1bcb5ec0d243748147be223674f2)
+++ wflow-py/setup.py	(.../setup.py)	(revision 6a99b71c16ba86ab3c78b75994a6a97125e097c2)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     print("see www.pcraster.eu")
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(os.path.join(here, "../README.rst")) as f:
+with open(os.path.join(here, "../README.rst"), encoding='utf-8') as f:
     README = f.read()
 
 setup(