diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index d7181b4..1d02891 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 0.2.7 2021-09-07
     - Upgrade dependency on Junit following dependabot.
+    - Setup encoding in pom to make build platform
+      independent.
 
 0.2.6 2021-09-07
     - Fix xml binding for newer java versions.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b9d88d..fa60e61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <jetty.version>9.4.31.v20200723</jetty.version>
     <jersey.version>2.27</jersey.version>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>