From 8ed74557799e4c20828781b3341398dd3f28c3e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Cobb <jonathan@kyuss.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:03:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add requirements

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 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8df5558..8cf006a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ JVCL is for people who like CLIs and automation.
 JVCL is for people with relatively simple video composition needs (for now),
 since the range of operations supported is limited.
 
+# Requirements
+ * Java 11
+ * Maven 3
+
+The first time you run `jvcl`, it will automatically build the JVCL jar file
+from sources, using maven and javac. This takes a little time but only needs
+to be done once.
+
 # Running JVCL
 Learn more about [running `jvcl`](docs/running.md) and other useful tools.