diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2b6ac197..24b5cb4a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def textFiles = ['**/*.hac', '**/.html', '**/*.js', '**/*.md', '**/*.properties'
 
 allprojects {
   apply plugin: 'java'
+  compileJava {options.encoding = "UTF-8"}
 
   java {
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17