--- feedgenerator-1.9.1.orig/setup.py
+++ feedgenerator-1.9.1/setup.py
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 # Using setuptools rather than distutils to get the `develop` command
 from setuptools import setup
 
+# Needed to specify the encoding
+from io import open
 
 NAME = 'feedgenerator'
 PACKAGES = ['feedgenerator', 'feedgenerator.django',
             'feedgenerator.django.utils']
 DESCRIPTION = 'Standalone version of django.utils.feedgenerator'
-LONG_DESCRIPTION = open('README.rst').read()
+LONG_DESCRIPTION = open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8').read()
 
 URL = "https://github.com/getpelican/feedgenerator"