diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a64f5e4..8929b5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	</prerequisites>
 	<properties>
 		<jdk.version>1.6</jdk.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 
 	<!--