diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ with open(path.join(here, 'requirements.txt'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
 setup(
     name='sphinx-jekyll-builder',
 
-    version='0.1.4',
+    version='0.1.5',
 
     description='sphinx builder that outputs jekyll compatible markdown files with frontmatter',
 
diff --git a/sphinx_jekyll_builder/jekyll_builder.py b/sphinx_jekyll_builder/jekyll_builder.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/sphinx_jekyll_builder/jekyll_builder.py
+++ b/sphinx_jekyll_builder/jekyll_builder.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .jekyll_writer import JekyllWriter, JekyllTranslator
 from docutils.io import StringOutput
+from io import open
 from os import path
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
Fixed open for python 2