diff --git a/lib/slacker.rb b/lib/slacker.rb
index bcca13e..38e9b2b 100644
--- a/lib/slacker.rb
+++ b/lib/slacker.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def sql_from_query_string(query_string, options = {})
     def get_csv(csv_file_path)
       CSV.read(configuration.expand_path("data/#{csv_file_path}"), {
           :headers => true,
-          :encoding => 'Windows-1252',
+          :encoding => 'UTF-8',
           :header_converters => lambda { |h| h.to_sym unless h.nil? }
       })
 
diff --git a/lib/slacker/version.rb b/lib/slacker/version.rb
index 667c05d..6a5332f 100644
--- a/lib/slacker/version.rb
+++ b/lib/slacker/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Slacker
-  VERSION = "1.0.20"
+  VERSION = "1.0.21"
 end