diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 474b321..abb44d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>4.4</version>
+  <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>MAVEN PROCESSOR PLUGIN PARENT</name>
   <description>A maven plugin to process annotation for jdk6 at compile time
 
diff --git a/processor/pom.xml b/processor/pom.xml
index 610734c..2167741 100644
--- a/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/processor/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This plugin could be considered the 'alter ego' of maven apt plugin http://mojo.
   <parent>
       <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AbstractAnnotationProcessorMojo.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AbstractAnnotationProcessorMojo.java
index 0002bc7..b7b175c 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AbstractAnnotationProcessorMojo.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AbstractAnnotationProcessorMojo.java
@@ -341,6 +341,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationProcessorMojo extends AbstractMojo
      */
     public abstract File getDefaultOutputDirectory();
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    private Charset getCharsetFromEncoding() {
+
+        return ofNullable(encoding).map( enc -> {
+            try {
+                return Charset.forName(encoding);
+            }
+            catch( IllegalCharsetNameException ex1 ) {
+                getLog().warn( format("the given charset name [%s] is illegal!. default is used", encoding ));
+            }
+            catch( UnsupportedCharsetException ex2 ) {
+                getLog().warn( format("the given charset name [%s] is unsupported!. default is used", encoding ));
+            }
+            return Charset.defaultCharset();
+        }).orElseGet( () -> Charset.defaultCharset() );
+
+    }
 
     private String buildProcessor()
     {
@@ -565,6 +585,11 @@ private  List<String>  prepareOptions( JavaCompiler compiler ) {
             });
         });
 
+        ofNullable(encoding).ifPresent( enc -> {
+            options.add("-encoding");
+            options.add( getCharsetFromEncoding().name() );
+        });
+
         if( getLog().isDebugEnabled() ) {
             for (String option : options) {
                 getLog().debug(format("javac option: %s", option));
@@ -803,28 +828,10 @@ private void executeWithExceptionsHandled() throws Exception
                 return;
             }
 
-
-            Charset charset = null; ;
- 
-            if( encoding != null ) {
-                try {               
-                   charset = Charset.forName(encoding);
-                }
-                catch( IllegalCharsetNameException ex1 ) {
-                    getLog().warn( format("the given charset name [%s] is illegal!. default is used", encoding ));
-                    charset = null;
-                }
-                catch( UnsupportedCharsetException ex2 ) {
-                    getLog().warn( format("the given charset name [%s] is unsupported!. default is used", encoding ));
-                    charset = null;
-                }
-            }
-            
-            final StandardJavaFileManager fileManager = 
-                    compiler.getStandardFileManager(null, null, 
-                                                    (charset==null) ? 
-                                                    Charset.defaultCharset() : 
-                                                    charset);
+            final StandardJavaFileManager fileManager =
+                    compiler.getStandardFileManager(null,
+                                                null,
+                                                    getCharsetFromEncoding());
     
             if( files!=null && !files.isEmpty() ) {
                        
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AnnotationProcessorCompiler.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AnnotationProcessorCompiler.java
index 55ef8f1..17dbac0 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AnnotationProcessorCompiler.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/AnnotationProcessorCompiler.java
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ else if( "-s".equals(option) ) {
             else if( "--release".equals(option) ) {
                 javacConf.setReleaseVersion(ii.next());
             }
+            else if("-encoding".equals(option)) {
+                javacConf.setSourceEncoding(ii.next());
+            }
             else /*if( option.startsWith("-A") ) */  { // view pull #70
                 // Just pass through any other arguments
                 javacConf.addCompilerCustomArgument(option, "");   
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/ProcessorTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/ProcessorTest.java
index 1191e0c..548272b 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/ProcessorTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/bsc/maven/plugin/processor/ProcessorTest.java
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
  */
 package org.bsc.maven.plugin.processor;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.hamcrest.core.*;
+
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author softphone
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ public void compareFile() {
         final java.io.File f = new java.io.File( "target/test-classes");
         final java.io.File f2 = new java.io.File( "target/classes");
         
-        Assert.assertThat( f.equals(f2), Is.is(false));
+        assertFalse( f.equals(f2));
 
         final java.io.File f3 = new java.io.File( "target/classes");
 
-        Assert.assertThat( f3.equals(f2), Is.is(true));
+        assertTrue( f3.equals(f2));
         
     }
     
@@ -46,12 +48,25 @@ public void testDuplicatePath() {
         fileSet.add( f2 );
         
         
-        Assert.assertThat( fileSet.size(), IsEqual.equalTo(1) );
+        assertEquals( 1, fileSet.size() );
 
         fileSet.add( f2 );
         fileSet.add(f3);
         
-        Assert.assertThat( fileSet.size(), IsEqual.equalTo(2) );
+        assertEquals( 2, fileSet.size() );
         
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEncoding() {
+
+        Charset.availableCharsets().entrySet().forEach( e -> {
+            System.out.printf( "encoding { key:%s, name:%s, aliases:%s }\n", e.getKey(), e.getValue().name(), e.getValue().aliases());
+        });
+
+        final Charset utf8 = Charset.forName("utf8");
+        assertEquals( "UTF-8", utf8.name() );
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 89b26e6..25ac1ff 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4</version>
+        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 56d14d4..05fb062 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4</version>
+        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>