diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-model/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/model/entity/ResourceHistoryTable.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-model/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/model/entity/ResourceHistoryTable.java
index c3c4ed4badd..10e6c514a74 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-model/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/model/entity/ResourceHistoryTable.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-model/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/model/entity/ResourceHistoryTable.java
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 public class ResourceHistoryTable extends BaseHasResource implements Serializable {
 
 	public static final String IDX_RESVER_ID_VER = "IDX_RESVER_ID_VER";
+
 	/**
 	 * @see ResourceEncodingEnum
 	 */
-	static final int ENCODING_COL_LENGTH = 5;
+	// Don't reduce the visibility here, we reference this from Smile
+	@SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+	public static final int ENCODING_COL_LENGTH = 5;
+
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 	@Id
 	@SequenceGenerator(name = "SEQ_RESOURCE_HISTORY_ID", sequenceName = "SEQ_RESOURCE_HISTORY_ID")