diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2be4132..b4785fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<!-- github server corresponds to entry in ~/.m2/settings.xml -->
 		<github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
+ 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<scm>
 		<url>https://github.com/TBMCPlugins/mvn-repo</url>