1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 982e93ac0..d529d1b66 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ subprojects {
         mavenCentral()
     }
 
-    group = 'com.android.tools'
-
     project.ext {
         baseVersion = '21.0'
     }
 
+    // set all java compilation to use UTF-8 encoding.
+    tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+        options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    }
+
     // custom tasks for creating source/javadoc jars
     task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn:classes) {
         classifier = 'sources'