diff --git a/abbot/src/plugin-resources/jnlp.jsl b/abbot/src/plugin-resources/jnlp.jsl
index f6f64dc1..f8371b4b 100644
--- a/abbot/src/plugin-resources/jnlp.jsl
+++ b/abbot/src/plugin-resources/jnlp.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
 /* ====================================================================
diff --git a/announcement/src/plugin-resources/announcement.jsl b/announcement/src/plugin-resources/announcement.jsl
index a68203ab..f429311e 100644
--- a/announcement/src/plugin-resources/announcement.jsl
+++ b/announcement/src/plugin-resources/announcement.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/changelog/src/plugin-resources/changelog.jsl b/changelog/src/plugin-resources/changelog.jsl
index 71a4135b..3d41a958 100644
--- a/changelog/src/plugin-resources/changelog.jsl
+++ b/changelog/src/plugin-resources/changelog.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
index b10776c6..32b4285e 100644
--- a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
+++ b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes2rss.jsl b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes2rss.jsl
index dfddda9e..cba7a5a9 100644
--- a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes2rss.jsl
+++ b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes2rss.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle-all.jsl b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle-all.jsl
index 773cde63..07163c0b 100644
--- a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle-all.jsl
+++ b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle-all.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle2rss.jsl b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle2rss.jsl
index 0932e1bd..48f92784 100644
--- a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle2rss.jsl
+++ b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle2rss.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle_severity_filter.jsl b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle_severity_filter.jsl
index 546404b1..8d678085 100644
--- a/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle_severity_filter.jsl
+++ b/checkstyle/src/plugin-resources/checkstyle_severity_filter.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/cruisecontrol/src/plugin-resources/cruisecontrol.jsl b/cruisecontrol/src/plugin-resources/cruisecontrol.jsl
index eba28efb..5985d4bf 100644
--- a/cruisecontrol/src/plugin-resources/cruisecontrol.jsl
+++ b/cruisecontrol/src/plugin-resources/cruisecontrol.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/dashboard.jsl b/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/dashboard.jsl
index 65092d4d..f4b0539c 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/dashboard.jsl
+++ b/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/dashboard.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/legend.jsl b/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/legend.jsl
index dff13900..8f3e0837 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/legend.jsl
+++ b/dashboard/src/plugin-resources/templates/legend.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/developer-activity/src/plugin-resources/developer-activity.jsl b/developer-activity/src/plugin-resources/developer-activity.jsl
index 726a50be..41522a85 100644
--- a/developer-activity/src/plugin-resources/developer-activity.jsl
+++ b/developer-activity/src/plugin-resources/developer-activity.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/faq/src/plugin-resources/faq.jsl b/faq/src/plugin-resources/faq.jsl
index 208a5891..68250129 100644
--- a/faq/src/plugin-resources/faq.jsl
+++ b/faq/src/plugin-resources/faq.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/file-activity/src/plugin-resources/maven-file-activity-plugin.jsl b/file-activity/src/plugin-resources/maven-file-activity-plugin.jsl
index 871dfbeb..e35f1c78 100644
--- a/file-activity/src/plugin-resources/maven-file-activity-plugin.jsl
+++ b/file-activity/src/plugin-resources/maven-file-activity-plugin.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/javadoc/src/plugin-resources/javadoc-warnings.jsl b/javadoc/src/plugin-resources/javadoc-warnings.jsl
index d9f88078..46aaea93 100644
--- a/javadoc/src/plugin-resources/javadoc-warnings.jsl
+++ b/javadoc/src/plugin-resources/javadoc-warnings.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/jdepend/src/plugin-resources/jdepend.jsl b/jdepend/src/plugin-resources/jdepend.jsl
index 9b62bf7a..ef4a9166 100644
--- a/jdepend/src/plugin-resources/jdepend.jsl
+++ b/jdepend/src/plugin-resources/jdepend.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/jira/src/plugin-resources/jira.jsl b/jira/src/plugin-resources/jira.jsl
index 641dd02d..c38516c0 100644
--- a/jira/src/plugin-resources/jira.jsl
+++ b/jira/src/plugin-resources/jira.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit-failed.jsl b/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit-failed.jsl
index 789e13d1..5b0dd299 100644
--- a/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit-failed.jsl
+++ b/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit-failed.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
diff --git a/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit.jsl b/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit.jsl
index f8df75b3..ec20d38b 100644
--- a/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit.jsl
+++ b/junit-report/src/plugin-resources/junit.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck.jsl b/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck.jsl
index 9534a3f4..1136f0eb 100644
--- a/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck.jsl
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
  * 
diff --git a/multichanges/src/plugin-resources/releases.jsl b/multichanges/src/plugin-resources/releases.jsl
index a9cd7050..f0e49734 100644
--- a/multichanges/src/plugin-resources/releases.jsl
+++ b/multichanges/src/plugin-resources/releases.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
  * 
diff --git a/pmd/src/plugin-resources/pmd.jsl b/pmd/src/plugin-resources/pmd.jsl
index 4cf7d994..79f04669 100644
--- a/pmd/src/plugin-resources/pmd.jsl
+++ b/pmd/src/plugin-resources/pmd.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
  * 
diff --git a/scm/src/plugin-resources/pom-release.jsl b/scm/src/plugin-resources/pom-release.jsl
index b24069f6..71e4ab7c 100644
--- a/scm/src/plugin-resources/pom-release.jsl
+++ b/scm/src/plugin-resources/pom-release.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/simian/src/plugin-resources/simian.jsl b/simian/src/plugin-resources/simian.jsl
index ff5d4cee..51c79248 100755
--- a/simian/src/plugin-resources/simian.jsl
+++ b/simian/src/plugin-resources/simian.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
index 736aee98..7aaa2481 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/site.jsl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
  * ========================================================================