diff --git a/ee/core/fileutils.py b/ee/core/fileutils.py
index 6b53585e..9d4de9fd 100644
--- a/ee/core/fileutils.py
+++ b/ee/core/fileutils.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class EEFileUtils():
             rstr: replace string
         """
         try:
-            for line in fileinput.input(fnm, inplace=True):
+            for line in fileinput.hook_encoded('utf-8').input(fnm,
+                                                              inplace=True):
                 print(line.replace(sstr, rstr), end='')
             fileinput.close()
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a7f5a3f3..20b95756 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ except Exception as e:
     os.system("git config --global user.email {0}".format(ee_email))
 
 setup(name='ee',
-      version='3.0',
+      version='3.0.2',
       description=long_description,
       long_description=long_description,
       classifiers=[],