diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
index 72934aa54a..0b208b76a5 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
@@ -78,8 +79,11 @@ public final class CLIReportingUtils
             System.out.println( "Java version: "
                                 + System.getProperty( "java.version", "<unknown java version>" ) );
 
+            System.out.println( "Default locale: " + Locale.getDefault() + ", platform encoding: "
+                                + System.getProperty( "file.encoding", "<unknown encoding>" ) );
+
             System.out.println( "OS name: \"" + Os.OS_NAME + "\" version: \"" + Os.OS_VERSION +
-                                "\" arch: \"" + Os.OS_ARCH + "\" Family: \"" + Os.OS_FAMILY + "\"" );
+                                "\" arch: \"" + Os.OS_ARCH + "\" family: \"" + Os.OS_FAMILY + "\"" );
         }
         catch ( IOException e )
         {