diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c02649..abdf7f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 		</developer>
 		<developer>
 			<id>tschoening</id>
-			<name>Thorsten SchÃ¶ning</name>
+			<name>Thorsten Schöning</name>
 			<email>tschoening@apache.org</email>
 			<timezone>Europe/Berlin</timezone>
 			<roles>