diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6af69d..220110a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>JavaVulnerableLab Maven Webapp</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>