diff --git a/.pyspelling.yml b/.pyspelling.yml
index 40cfd8121..379882b21 100644
--- a/.pyspelling.yml
+++ b/.pyspelling.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ matrix:
       - 'pre'
       - 'code'
   sources:
-  - 'README.md'
\ No newline at end of file
+  - 'README.md'
+  default_encoding: utf-8
\ No newline at end of file