diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8582de11..440fa9e42 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-C<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
   ~     Copyright (C) 2015  higherfrequencytrading.com
   ~