diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 550717e5..32bad412 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@
 
 
 this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(os.path.join(this_directory, "README.md")) as f:
+with open(os.path.join(this_directory, "README.md"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 
 setup(
     name=__lib_name__,
     version=__version__,
+    author="Ash Vardanian",
     description="Crunch 100+ GB Strings in Python with ease",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",