diff --git a/org.eclipse.pde-feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.pde-feature/feature.xml
index d310aa5..f82cf8b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.pde-feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.pde-feature/feature.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
       %license
    </license>
 
+   <requires>
+      <import feature="org.eclipse.jdt" version="3.12.0" match="compatible"/>
+   </requires>
+
    <plugin
          id="org.eclipse.pde"
          download-size="0"