diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
index b134361..b2f1e6b 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
   ~ Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
   ~