diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 8a0bec0d..dd78eddf 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     </scm>
     <properties>
         <spring.version>2.5.6</spring.version>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
     <repositories>
         <repository>