diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc36aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.ts text eol=lf
+*.py text eol=lf
+*.sh text eol=lf
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a01ea41..d04fc69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ ENV/
 
 # mypy
 .mypy_cache/
+
+# pycharm
+.idea/
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31a51aa..bf424d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open('README.rst') as infile:
+with open('README.rst', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
     readme = infile.read()
 
 with open('lazy_import/VERSION') as infile: