diff --git a/bumpversion/__init__.py b/bumpversion/__init__.py
index a145f1e..1a73ad1 100644
--- a/bumpversion/__init__.py
+++ b/bumpversion/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 import io
 from string import Formatter
 
+import sys
+import codecs
+sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+
+
 
 class Git(object):