diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee17e226e..9edb82876 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1074,6 +1074,8 @@
 
         <!-- Forget me tool -->
         <forgetme.tool.version>1.1.15</forgetme.tool.version>
+
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>