diff --git a/tests/examples/JDBC/JDBCDemo/pom.xml b/tests/examples/JDBC/JDBCDemo/pom.xml
index 27a03911a2..61cf50ed4d 100644
--- a/tests/examples/JDBC/JDBCDemo/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/examples/JDBC/JDBCDemo/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <source>8</source>
                     <target>8</target>
+                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>