diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8aad7332..51497c00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,11 +152,9 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
-        <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7</version>
-    </parent>
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>active-on-jdk-9-plus</id>