# Install Java and a build tool to work with the AWS SDK for Java 2.x
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You need the following Java development environment requirements to work with SDK for Java 2.x:
+ Java 8 or later. The AWS SDK for Java works with the [Oracle Java SE Development Kit](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/) and with distributions of Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK) such as [Amazon Corretto](https://aws.amazon.com/corretto/), [Red Hat OpenJDK](https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/overview), and [Adoptium](https://adoptium.net/).
+ A Maven-compatible build tools such as Apache Maven, Apache Ant with Ivy, Gradle, or IntelliJ.
  + For information about how to install and use Maven, see [https://maven.apache.org/](https://maven.apache.org/).
  + For information about how to install and use Apache Ivy, see [https://ant.apache.org/ivy/](https://ant.apache.org/ivy/).
  + For information about how to install and use Gradle, see [https://gradle.org/](https://gradle.org/).
  + For information about how to install and use IntelliJ IDEA, see [https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/).