diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c4871ce9..66e5acdf5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>java8-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1</version>
+    <version>1.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
   <name>ebean</name>
   <url>http://ebean-orm.github.io/</url>
 
-  <properties>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  </properties>
-
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>HEAD</tag>