Updated Java requirements in README

Author: rjrudin

README.md

@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ Groovy - ml-gradle is then a fairly thin wrapper around ml-app-deployer to expos
 Start using ml-gradle
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-ml-gradle depends on at least [Java 8](https://java.com/en/download/) and [MarkLogic 9 or 10](https://developer.marklogic.com/products), 
-so if you have those installed, you're just a couple minutes away from using ml-gradle to start a new project and deploy an 
-application from it. 
-
-First, [install Gradle](https://gradle.org/install/) - it is recommended to use the latest version, though note that 
-ml-gradle 4.3.0 is the first version that can run on Gradle 7. 
+ml-gradle depends on at least [Java 8](https://java.com/en/download/) and [MarkLogic 9 or higher](https://developer.marklogic.com/products), 
+so if you have those installed, you're just a few minutes away from using ml-gradle to start a new project and deploy an 
+application from it. Note that in addition to Java 8, you can use Java 11 or Java 17, but please see 
+[the MarkLogic Java Client documentation](https://github.com/marklogic/java-client-api) for information on dependencies
+you may need when using Java 11 or Java 17. 
+
+First, [install Gradle](https://gradle.org/install/) - it is recommended to use at least Gradle 6, and if you are 
+running Gradle 7 or higher, you'll need to use ml-gradle 4.3.0 or higher. 
 
 Then, in an empty directory, create a file named "build.gradle" with your favorite text editor and enter the following: