# ArangoDB Java Driver - Getting Started
## Supported versions
| arangodb-java-driver | ArangoDB | network protocol | Java version |
|---|
| 4.2.x+ | 3.0.0+ | VelocyStream, HTTP | 1.6+ |
| 4.1.x | 3.1.0+ | VelocyStream | 1.6+ |
| 3.1.x | 3.1.0+ | HTTP | 1.6+ |
| 3.0.x | 3.0.x | HTTP | 1.6+ |
| 2.7.4 | 2.7.x, 2.8.x | HTTP | 1.6+ |
**Note**: VelocyStream is only supported in ArangoDB 3.1 and above.
## Maven
To add the driver to your project with maven, add the following code to your pom.xml
(please use a driver with a version number compatible to your ArangoDB server's version):
ArangoDB 3.x.x
```XML
com.arangodb
arangodb-java-driver
4.6.0
```
If you want to test with a snapshot version (e.g. 4.6.0-SNAPSHOT), add the staging repository of oss.sonatype.org to your pom.xml:
```XML
arangodb-snapshots
https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/staging
```
## Compile the Java Driver
```
mvn clean install -DskipTests=true -Dgpg.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B
```