Index: xdocs/properties.xml
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--- xdocs/properties.xml	(Revision 527456)
+++ xdocs/properties.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
+          <td>maven.jalopy.encoding</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Sets the encoding that controls how Jalopy interprets text files 
+	    containing characters beyond the ASCII character set. 
+	    Defaults to the value of <code>maven.compile.encoding</code>.
+          </td>
+        </tr>	
+        <tr>
           <td>maven.jalopy.filesetInclude</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>
Index: plugin.properties
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--- plugin.properties	(Revision 527456)
+++ plugin.properties	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 maven.jalopy.inspect=false
 maven.jalopy.backup=false
 maven.jalopy.force=false
+maven.jalopy.encoding=${maven.compile.encoding}
 maven.jalopy.filesetInclude=**/*.java
 maven.jalopy.filesetExclude=
 
Index: plugin.jelly
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--- plugin.jelly	(Revision 527456)
+++ plugin.jelly	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
             inspect="${maven.jalopy.inspect}"
             backup="${maven.jalopy.backup}"
             force="${maven.jalopy.force}"
+            encoding="${maven.jalopy.encoding}"
             sourceDirectory="${pom.build.sourceDirectory}"
             testSourceDirectory="${pom.build.unitTestSourceDirectory}"
             srcIncludesPattern="${maven.jalopy.src.filesetInclude}"