diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index b641b04..c3bfd30 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,4 +32,10 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly("org.lwjgl:lwjgl:${rootProject.properties["lwjgl_version"]}")
     // Fast util
     compileOnly("it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:${rootProject.properties["fastutil_version"]}")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+    options.release.set(17)
+    dependsOn(tasks.clean)
+}