diff --git a/publish.gradle b/publish.gradle
index f293673c498..8cfc2b2ea1a 100644
--- a/publish.gradle
+++ b/publish.gradle
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static void addLicense(File pom) {
     xml.append(licensesNode)
 
     def writer = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(pom))
+    writer.write("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n")
     def printer = new XmlNodePrinter(writer)
     printer.preserveWhitespace = true
     printer.print(xml)