diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,8 +58,13 @@ Java Versions
 
 Java 8 or above is required for using this library.
 
-To build this project, JDK 11 or above is required. The build produces Java
-bytecode targeted for Java 8.
+To build this project, JDK 11 or above is required.
+The build produces Java bytecode targeted for Java 8.
+
+The project uses Gradle to build while it also provides Bazel build.
+
+If you build this project in Bazel, it requires Bazel 4 and basic UNIX commands
+(e.g., `cat`).
 
 Contributing
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