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@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ To be able to build and run the Java Spring Boot application, you need the follo
 - Docker 20.x (on MacOS you also need *Docker Desktop* or similar)
 - PostgreSQL Server 13.7-bullseye 
   (see instructions below to install and run in Docker)
-- Java JDK at least recent enough to run Gradle
+- Java JDK at least recent enough to run Gradle Wrapper (gradlew)
   (JDK 17.x will be automatically installed by Gradle toolchain support)
-- Gradle in some not too outdated version (7.4 will be installed via wrapper)
 
 You also might need an IDE (e.g. *IntelliJ IDEA* or *Eclipse* or *VS Code* with *[STS](https://spring.io/tools)* and a GUI Frontend for *PostgreSQL* like *Postbird*.