diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
index 7257af8..692b519 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ History
 -------
 
 
+2.1.1 (2014-09-30)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- fix bug where binary file opened as utf-8
+
+
 2.1.0 (2014-09-30)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
index 6f0c313..d5bb935 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 __title__ = 'wakatime'
-__version__ = '2.1.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.1'
 __author__ = 'Alan Hamlett'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2014 Alan Hamlett'
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/subversion.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
index 8929d87..5278638 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Subversion(BaseProject):
             '/usr/local/bin/svn',
         ]
         for location in locations:
-            with open(os.devnull, 'wb', encoding='utf-8') as DEVNULL:
+            with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as DEVNULL:
                 try:
                     Popen([location, '--version'], stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
                     self.binary_location = location