diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ceb1c17..6edcc13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment:
 
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- setup.py install
 
 ## [2.25.0] - 2024-03-13
 ### Added
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b228dfc..c430082 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 from re import search
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open('README.md', encoding="utf-8") as f:
-    README = f.read()
+try:
+    with open('README.md', encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        README = f.read()
+except:
+    with open('README.md') as f:
+        README = f.read()
 
 with open('starkbank/__init__.py') as f:
     version = search(r'version = \"(.*)\"', f.read()).group(1)