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 For installation to pass, you must have the following components installed:
 * Java: `java -version` 11.0
-* Maven: `mvn -version` 3.5.0 and higher
+* Maven: `mvn -version` 3.6.3 and higher
 
 Tests cases require:
 * dotnet core version 8.0