diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 70e3521..9aab3c0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
+
 //adds maven central as a maven repository
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ jar {
     }
 }
 
+javadoc {
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+}
+
 
 tasks.register('build-cs108', Jar) {
     manifest {