diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ed287e..7ce6c7d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,4 +73,7 @@
   		<systemPath>${project.basedir}/Factions.jar</systemPath>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <properties>
+  	<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
 </project>
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