diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3f4d5692e58a7e5468d91c458a5f8dbda3b86955..e2e7600bc881b0dd50aebf685b2d5fbb90450811 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ val gsonVersion = "2.8.5"
 val modelmanagementprovider = ProjectRef(uri("https://git-st.inf.tu-dresden.de/cwerner/role_model_management_provider.git#master"), "modelmanagementprovider")
 val uiProvider = ProjectRef(uri("https://git-st.inf.tu-dresden.de/cwerner/role_ui_provider.git"), "uiprovider")
 
+javacOptions ++= Seq("-encoding", "UTF-8")
+
 lazy val generator = (project in file("."))
   .settings(
     name := "CodeGenerator",