diff --git a/README b/README
index 5d5aa2b8..8c3c320f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ block per second or less). Find a node that isn't heavily loaded to connect to.
 
 If you get a SocketDisconnectedException, the node you've connected to has its max send buffer set to low
 (unfortunately the default is too low). Connect to a node that has a bigger send buffer,
-settable by passing -maxsendbuffer=25600 to the Bitcoin C++ software.
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+settable by passing -maxsendbuffer=25600 to the Bitcoin C++ software.
+
+For the convenience of Eclipse users, you can copy dependency jars to target/dependency using:
+
+    mvn dependency:copy-dependencies
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39d93c7d..8f1e9bca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+              <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+              <executions>
+                  <execution>
+                      <phase>install</phase>
+                      <goals>
+                          <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                      </goals>
+                      <configuration>
+                          <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
+                      </configuration>
+                  </execution>
+              </executions>
+          </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>