If you are using Maven or Gradle, add the following dependency to the _dependencies_ section of your
project descriptor to access the Vert.x Core API and enable the Groovy support:

* Maven (in your `pom.xml`):

[source,xml,subs="+attributes"]
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<dependency>
 <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
 <version>3.5.2.CR2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
  <artifactId>vertx-lang-groovy</artifactId>
  <version>3.5.2.CR2</version>
</dependency>
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* Gradle (in your `build.gradle` file):

[source,groovy,subs="+attributes"]
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compile "io.vertx:vertx-core:3.5.2.CR2"
compile "io.vertx:vertx-lang-groovy:3.5.2.CR2"
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