diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b99e5f..17a32cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ rust-components:
 ifeq ($(IS_CI),1)
 rust: $(SHIM_METADATA_GEN_DIR)/core.json
 	@echo "$(CYAN)📦 Building Rust root project...$(RESET)"
-	cargo build
+	RUSTFLAGS="-Awarnings" cargo build
 else
 rust: $(SHIM_METADATA_GEN_DIR)/core.json rust-components
 	@echo "$(CYAN)📦 Building Rust root project...$(RESET)"
-	cargo build
+	RUSTFLAGS="-Awarnings" cargo build
 endif
 
 clean-rust:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ clean-rust:
 # === Java Linker Subproject ===
 java-linker:
 	@echo "$(CYAN)📦 Building Java Linker...$(RESET)"
-	cd $(JAVA_LINKER_DIR) && cargo build
+	cd $(JAVA_LINKER_DIR) && RUSTFLAGS="-Awarnings" cargo build
 
 clean-java-linker:
 	@echo "$(CYAN)🧹 Cleaning Java Linker...$(RESET)"
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 0b4b173..018b4b9 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ All examples live in `tests/binary` and are compiled to JVM bytecode & run/teste
 ## 🛠 Prerequisites
 
 - **Rust Nightly** (`rustup default nightly`)  
+- **Gradle 8.5+** (`gradle` in PATH)
 - **JDK 8+** (`java` in PATH, and the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable set)
 - **Python 3** (`python3` in PATH)