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 ## Quick Start
 
+*Note that you should usually rely on the BOM, as described in [the Spring Data generic quick start](http://projects.spring.io/spring-data/#quick-start), especially when using Spring Boot.*
+
 {% include download_widget.md %}
 
 ## Configuration