Update version prereqs in README
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 ## Prerequisites
 
-* Bazel 4.0.0 and above
+* Bazel 5.4.1 and above.
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+Support for Bazel versions between `4.x` and `5.4` is only available on rules_jvm_external releases `5.x`. 
 
 Support for Bazel versions before `4.0.0` is only available on rules_jvm_external releases `4.2` or earlier.