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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Clone the git repository using the URL on the Github home page:
 
 ## Command Line
 
-Maven is the build tool used for Spring Batch. You can build the project via the command:
+Maven is the build tool used for Spring Batch. You can build the project with the following command:
 
     $ ./mvnw package
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ If you want to perform a full build with all integration tests, then run:
 
     $ ./mvnw verify
 
+Please note that some integration tests are based on Docker, so please make sure to have Docker up and running before running a full build.
+
 To generate the reference documentation, run the following commands:
 
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