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@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ Starting with release 0.6, the tarballs are signed with my key with fingerprint
 `F7B28C61944FE30DABEEB0B01070BCC98C18BD66` ([public key]). Previous tarballs and commits
 used a different key with fingerprint `8535CEF3F3C38EE69555BF67E4B5E45AA3B8C5C3`.
 
+## Dependencies
+
+### Mandatory dependencies:
+
+The dependencies below are Arch Linux package names. Packages on other distros may use different names.
+
+* bash
+* btrfs-progs
+* coreutils
+* gawk
+* grep
+* snapper
+* systemd
+* util-linux
+* which
+
+### Optional dependencies:
+
+* libnotify (for desktop notifications)
+* openssh (for remote backups)
+* pv (for progress bar during backup)
+* rsync (for remote backups)
+* sudo (for desktop notifications)
+
 ## Documentation
 
 See `snap-sync(8)` after installation.