diff --git a/dotnet/README.md b/dotnet/README.md
index 622237f82..7c21ce792 100644
--- a/dotnet/README.md
+++ b/dotnet/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 SDK for programmatic control of GitHub Copilot CLI.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
+
+- Any of the [.NET Standard 2.0-compatible .NET implementations](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/standard/net-standard?tabs=net-standard-2-0#select-net-standard-version)
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
@@ -1016,11 +1022,6 @@ catch (Exception ex)
 }
 ```
 
-## Requirements
-
-- .NET 8.0 or later
-- GitHub Copilot CLI installed and in PATH (or provide custom `Connection = RuntimeConnection.ForStdio(path: ...)`)
-
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/go/README.md b/go/README.md
index a8061c4a3..bd8c539f0 100644
--- a/go/README.md
+++ b/go/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 A Go SDK for programmatic access to the GitHub Copilot CLI.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
+
+- Go 1.24 or later
+- GitHub Copilot CLI installed and in `PATH` (or set `COPILOT_CLI_PATH`)
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/java/README.md b/java/README.md
index dd778271b..7c7209bc8 100644
--- a/java/README.md
+++ b/java/README.md
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 
 Java SDK for programmatic control of GitHub Copilot CLI, enabling you to build AI-powered applications and agentic workflows. The Java SDK tracks the official GitHub Copilot SDK family (TypeScript, Python, Go, .NET, and Rust).
 
-## Installation
+## Prerequisites
 
-### Runtime requirements
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
 
 - Java 17 or later. **JDK 25 recommended**. The distributed jar is a multi-release jar (MR-JAR) and is compiled on JDK 25 with `maven.compiler.release` set to 17. This means, when run on JDK 25 and later, the SDK automatically uses virtual threads for its default internal executor.
-- GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.55-5. or later installed and in `PATH` (or provide custom `cliPath`)
+- GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.55-5 or later installed and in `PATH` (or provide custom `cliPath`)
+
+## Installation
 
 ### Maven
 
diff --git a/nodejs/README.md b/nodejs/README.md
index 30c529661..09569e7c2 100644
--- a/nodejs/README.md
+++ b/nodejs/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 TypeScript SDK for programmatic control of GitHub Copilot CLI via JSON-RPC.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
+
+- Node.js ^20.19.0 or >=22.12.0
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
@@ -1070,11 +1076,6 @@ try {
 }
 ```
 
-## Requirements
-
-- Node.js ^20.19.0 or >=22.12.0
-- GitHub Copilot CLI installed and in PATH (or provide a custom `connection`)
-
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
index 5cebce7f3..c7b6dee0c 100644
--- a/python/README.md
+++ b/python/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Python SDK for programmatic control of GitHub Copilot CLI via JSON-RPC.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
+
+- Python 3.11+
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
@@ -922,8 +928,3 @@ When `on_elicitation_request` is provided, the SDK automatically:
 - Reports the `elicitation` capability on the session
 - Dispatches `elicitation.requested` events to your handler
 - Auto-cancels if your handler throws an error (so the server doesn't hang)
-
-## Requirements
-
-- Python 3.11+
-- GitHub Copilot CLI installed and accessible
diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md
index 2e160a3ba..39878dceb 100644
--- a/rust/README.md
+++ b/rust/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ See [github/copilot-sdk](https://github.com/github/copilot-sdk) for the equivale
 
 **Releases:** [github.com/github/copilot-sdk/releases?q=rust%2F](https://github.com/github/copilot-sdk/releases?q=rust%2F) — per-version release notes for the Rust crate.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+To use the SDK, you'll need:
+
+- Rust 1.94.0 or later
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```rust,no_run