diff --git a/pattern/__init__.py b/pattern/__init__.py
index 000e7417..58ef47e0 100644
--- a/pattern/__init__.py
+++ b/pattern/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 __author__    = "Tom De Smedt"
 __credits__   = "Tom De Smedt, Walter Daelemans"
-__version__   = "2.6"
+__version__   = "2.7_alpha"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2010 University of Antwerp (BE)"
 __license__   = "BSD"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ff5fba60..43c5efcf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 x.close()
     z.close()
     print(n)
-    print(hashlib.sha256(open(z.filename).read()).hexdigest())
+    print(hashlib.sha256(open(z.filename, 'rb').read()).hexdigest())
     sys.exit(0)
 
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