diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b988736..4f1e84d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -199,3 +199,7 @@ publishing {
         }
     }
 }
+
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8' // Use the UTF-8 charset for Java compilation
+}