From c1526b00229b335804d422ae52060a37ddd5d0d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Timothy J. Baek" <timothyjrbeck@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 15:56:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix

---
 backend/config.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index 4ba33f076..daa89de57 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def parse_section(section):
 
 try:
     changelog_path = BASE_DIR / "CHANGELOG.md"
-    with open(str(changelog_path.absolute()), "r") as file:
+    with open(str(changelog_path.absolute()), "r", encoding="utf8") as file:
         changelog_content = file.read()
 
 except: