diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3004f37..320e21b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sainttx</groupId>
     <artifactId>auctions</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>Auctions</name>
     <description>An elegant auctioning solution that allows text tooltips for auctioned items</description>
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
         </license>
     </licenses>
 
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
     <repositories>
         <repository>
             <id>spigot-repo</id>
@@ -50,13 +54,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
             <artifactId>spigot-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.12-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.milkbowl.vault</groupId>
             <artifactId>VaultAPI</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5</version>
+            <version>1.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -258,4 +262,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sainttx/auctions/AuctionPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/sainttx/auctions/AuctionPlugin.java
index 6ae6751..fc1edeb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sainttx/auctions/AuctionPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sainttx/auctions/AuctionPlugin.java
@@ -34,18 +34,10 @@
 import com.sainttx.auctions.structure.messages.group.HerochatGroup;
 import com.sainttx.auctions.structure.messages.handler.ActionBarMessageHandler;
 import com.sainttx.auctions.structure.messages.handler.TextualMessageHandler;
-import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-import org.bukkit.Material;
-import org.bukkit.World;
-import org.bukkit.configuration.Configuration;
-import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
-import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
-import org.mcstats.MetricsLite;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -53,6 +45,17 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
+import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.Configuration;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+import org.mcstats.MetricsLite;
+
 /**
  * The auction plugin class
  */
@@ -172,7 +175,8 @@ private boolean canRegisterPlaceholders() {
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     private void checkOutdatedConfig() {
         try {
-            Configuration def = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(getResource("config.yml"));
+            InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(getResource("config.yml"));
+            Configuration def = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(reader);
             int version = def.getInt("general.configurationVersion");
 
             if (getConfig().getInt("general.configurationVersion") < version) {
@@ -417,4 +421,4 @@ private void loadOfflineRewards() {
             offlineRewardCache.put(UUID.fromString(string), reward);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}