diff --git a/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/java/CMakeLists.txt
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+
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+
+
+find_package(JNI REQUIRED)
+
+
+include_directories(
+  ../../openalpr/
+  ${JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH}
+)
+
+
+set(jni_source_files
+ openalprjni.cpp
+)
+
+    
+add_library(openalprjni SHARED ${jni_source_files})
+
+
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(openalprjni openalpr)
+