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 ### Dependencies
 
-* JDK 11 (we recommend to use the latest version)
+* JDK 14 (e.g. adoptopenjdk)
 * Maven 3
 * Optional: OS-dependent build tools for native packaging (see [Windows](https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator-win), [OS X](https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator-osx), [Linux](https://github.com/cryptomator/builder-containers))