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 A sigstore java client for interacting with sigstore infrastructure
 
 ## Requirements
-* Java 11 (https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-java requires Java 11)
-This project requires a minimum of Java 11
+* This project requires a minimum of Java 11
 
 You can file [issues directly](https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-java/issues) on this project or
 if you have any questions message us on the [sigstore#java](https://sigstore.slack.com/archives/C03239XUL92)