diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27e8a5354..4c7a0be34 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
     <module>tools</module>
   </modules>
 
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <!-- Common plugin configuration for all children -->
     <pluginManagement>