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 ## Requirements
 
-* [Google APIs Java Client Library for Java][google-api-java-client]
 * Java 7 (or higher)
+* [Google APIs Java Client Library for Java][google-api-java-client]
+  * The latest version of Google APIs Java Client Library for Java requires Java 8 or higher due to its dependencies.
+  In order to run your projects in Java 7, you must use version `1.32.1` of google-api-java-client by adding
+  the following entry to your `dependencyManagement` section:
+  ```xml
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.api-client</groupId>
+      <artifactId>google-api-client-bom</artifactId>
+      <version>1.32.1</version>
+    </dependency>
+  ```
 * Android 1.6 (or higher)
 
 ## Supported Google APIs