diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86d3f0b..9905137 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <project  xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>OpenStack Networking API Parent</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
   <modules>
     <module>v1.0</module>
     <module>v2.0</module>
diff --git a/v1.0/pom.xml b/v1.0/pom.xml
index 64fe10b..6ba3483 100644
--- a/v1.0/pom.xml
+++ b/v1.0/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
diff --git a/v2.0/pom.xml b/v2.0/pom.xml
index d2b5326..02b9b66 100644
--- a/v2.0/pom.xml
+++ b/v2.0/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">