diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
index 7694a92..45adbf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -13,23 +13,44 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  test-ubuntu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -e ".[dev]"
+          python -m pip install --pre tox-gh-actions
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          # remove '.' in python-version and prepend with 'py' to get the correct tox env
+          tox -e py$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | sed 's/\.//g')
+
+  test-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -e ".[dev]"
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      run: |
-        # remove '.' in python-version and prepend with 'py' to get the correct tox env
-        tox -e py$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | sed 's/\.//g')
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.7"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -e ".[dev]"
+          python -m pip install --pre tox-gh-actions
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: tox
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: windows-latest
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b3faa6..69b0dd0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def long_description():
     # check if README.md exists
     if not os.path.exists("README.md"):
         return ""
-    with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
         return fh.read()