# Release Notes

This document contains information that should help you use this software library more effectively. See the for additional information.

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## Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) Requirements

This release of the JAXB Reference Implementation requires J2SE 5.0 or higher.

## Identifying the JAR Files

Use | Description | Jars
--- | --- | ---
Runtime | Jars required to deploy a JAXB 2.x client | `jaxb-api.jar`, `jaxb-impl.jar`, `jsr173_1.0_api.jar`, `activation.jar`
Runtime | Jars required to deploy an older JAXB 1.0 client | Runtime + `jaxb1-impl.jar`
Compiler | Jars required at your development environment (but not runtime) | `jaxb-xjc.jar`

## Locating the Normative Binding Schema

You may find information about the normative binding schema defined in the JAXB Specification at http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jaxb.