diff --git a/java/build.gradle.kts b/java/build.gradle.kts
index fe7bfdfeb..3617b457f 100644
--- a/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies{
     implementation(project(":app"))
     implementation(project(":core"))
     implementation(project(":java:preprocessor"))
-    
+
     implementation("org.eclipse.jdt:org.eclipse.jdt.core:3.37.0")
     implementation("com.google.classpath-explorer:classpath-explorer:1.0")
     implementation("org.netbeans.api:org-netbeans-swing-outline:RELEASE210")
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ dependencies{
     implementation("org.antlr:antlr4:4.7.2")
 }
 
+tasks.compileJava{
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+}
+
 // TODO: This is a temporary workaround until the resources are properly handled
 tasks.register<Copy>("extraResources"){
     from(".")