diff --git a/webgoat/README.txt b/webgoat/README.txt
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@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
-Maven can be downloaded at: http://maven.apache.org/
-At Ubuntu it can be installed with:
-> apt-get install maven2
+Prerequisites: 
 
-Build the project
+- Java 1.6
+- Maven > 2.0.9
+	Maven can be downloaded at: http://maven.apache.org/
+	At Ubuntu it can be installed with:
+	> apt-get install maven2
+
+Building the project
 ------------------
 > cd webgoat
+> mvn compile
+
+copy it to the local repository
 > mvn install
 
 delete artifacts from previous build:
 > mvn clean
 
 
-Build the Eclipse project files
+Building the Eclipse project files
 -------------------------------
 > mvn eclipse:eclipse
 
 Afterward the project can be imported within Eclipse:
 File -> Import -> General -> Existing Projects into Workspace
 
-
 Don't forget to declare a classpath variable named M2_REPO, pointing to ~/.m2/repository, otherwise many links to existing jars will be broken.
 You can declare new variables in Eclipse in Windows -> Preferences... and selecting Java -> Build Path -> Classpath Variables