diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 50f9ff8..3fbe165 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 	</build>
 	<properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<jetty.version>8.0.4.v20111024</jetty.version>
     <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMdd-HHmm</maven.build.timestamp.format>
     <timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</timestamp>