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 ## Requirements
 
-Unless otherwise noted, all published artifacts support Java 8 or higher. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
-for additional instructions for building this project for development.
+Unless otherwise noted, all published artifacts support Java 8 or higher.
+
+**Android Disclaimer:** For compatibility reasons, [library desugaring](https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support#library-desugaring) must be enabled.
+
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for additional instructions for building this project for development.
 
 ### Note about extensions