diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd2359092..f393797f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 	<properties>
 		<modelWeb.version>1.3.2</modelWeb.version>
 		<flyway.version>1.3.1</flyway.version>
+    	<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    	<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 	</properties>
 
 	<distributionManagement>