diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
index 33294be771a..cb95ac16f6a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.6</java.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<spring-boot.version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>