def defaultEncoding = 'UTF-8' tasks.withType(AbstractCompile) each { it.options.encoding = defaultEncoding } apply plugin: 'java' apply plugin: 'war' apply plugin: 'jetty' apply plugin: 'eclipse-wtp' apply plugin: 'application' sourceCompatibility = 1.8 targetCompatibility = 1.8 version = '1.0' jar { manifest { attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'application', 'Implementation-Version': version } }