diff --git a/repo.py b/repo.py
index f52e0b00..543854ed 100644
--- a/repo.py
+++ b/repo.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_devices(self, base_path, vendors: list = None):
     def parse_files(self, files: list, slugs: list = None):
         deviceTypes = []
         for file in files:
-            with open(file, 'r') as stream:
+            with open(file, 'r',encoding="utf8") as stream:
                 try:
                     data = yaml.safe_load(stream)
                 except yaml.YAMLError as excep:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 30ac661c..11fe1f14 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 GitPython==3.1.32
 pynetbox==7.0.1
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
-PyYAML==6.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+PyYAML==6.0.1
+setuptools==70.0.0
\ No newline at end of file