diff --git a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/StrolchModelConstants.java b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/StrolchModelConstants.java
index 88493f81a..46cafa2e1 100644
--- a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/StrolchModelConstants.java
+++ b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/StrolchModelConstants.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class StrolchModelConstants {
 
 	public static final String DEFAULT_XML_VERSION = "1.0"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
-	public static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING = "utf-8"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING = "UTF-8"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	/**
 	 * The type to set on {@link StrolchRootElement StrolchRootElements} when defining a template for a type of element