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-Before installing Grails {version} you will need as a minimum a Java Development Kit (JDK) installed version 11 or above. Download the appropriate JDK for your operating system, run the installer, and then set up an environment variable called `JAVA_HOME` pointing to the location of this installation.
+Before installing Grails you will need a Java Development Kit (JDK) installed with the minimum version denoted in the table below. Download the appropriate JDK for your operating system, run the installer, and then set up an environment variable called `JAVA_HOME` pointing to the location of this installation.
+
+[cols="1,1"]
+|===
+| Grails version | JDK version (minimum)
+
+| 6 | 11
+| 5 | 8
+|===
 
 To automate the installation of Grails we recommend http://sdkman.io[SDKMAN] which greatly simplifies installing and managing multiple Grails versions.