diff --git a/docs/developers.md b/docs/developers.md
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@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ While it may be possible to build and run DataHub using newer versions of Java,
 
 ### Getting `cannot find symbol` error for `javax.annotation.Generated`
 
-Similar to the previous issue. Please use Java 1.8 to build the project.
+Similar to the previous issue, please use Java 1.8 to build the project.
+You can install multiple version of Java on a single machine and switch between them using the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable. See [this document](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21454_01/html/821-2531/inst_jdk_javahome_t.html) for more details.
 
 ### `:metadata-models:generateDataTemplate` task fails with `java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <:> at index XX` error