diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d0b77db3d..3e951c5b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.6</source>
 					<target>1.6</target>
+					<encoding>Cp1252</encoding>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 <!-- 			<plugin> -->