diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa67b7b..6b75090 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     <artifactId>staffchat</artifactId>
     <version>1.1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
     <repositories>
         <repository>
             <id>spigot-repo</id>