diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d415bb28f..a1fcdf401 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class DepsTableUpdateCommand(Command):
         ]
         target = "src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py"
         print(f"updating {target}")
-        with open(target, "w") as f:
+        with open(target, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as f:
             f.write("\n".join(content))