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 **Dependencies:** [opentelemetry-cpp](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp) >= 1.11.0
 
-**Development Dependencies:** [Google Test with GMock](https://github.com/google/googletest) (required to build and run tests)
+**Development Dependencies:** [Google Test with GMock](https://github.com/google/googletest) (will be downloaded if not present)
 
 ### CMake Options