diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e239b35e..5c84c0dfb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pom.xml.versionsBackup
 .idea/dictionaries/**
 !.idea/dictionaries/dict_*
 .idea/compiler.xml
-.idea/encodings.xml
 .idea/jarRepositories.xml
 .idea/uiDesigner.xml
 .idea/**/libraries/
diff --git a/.idea/encodings.xml b/.idea/encodings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2bae49d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/encodings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Encoding" defaultCharsetForPropertiesFiles="UTF-8">
+    <file url="PROJECT" charset="UTF-8" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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