diff --git a/java/developing-applications/building.md b/java/developing-applications/building.md
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--- a/java/developing-applications/building.md
+++ b/java/developing-applications/building.md
@@ -377,27 +377,85 @@ Use the _.cdsrc.json_ file to add project specific configuration of `@sap/cds-dk
### Using a Local cds-dk
-By default, the build is configured to download a Node.js runtime and the `@sap/cds-dk` tools and install them locally within the project.
-The `install-cdsdk` goal requires a version of `@sap/cds-dk`, which [needs to be provided explicitly](../../releases/archive/2022/oct22#important-changes-in-java) in the configuration. With this, you can ensure that the build is fully reproducible.
-You can provide this version by adding the following property to the `properties` section in your `pom.xml`:
-
-```xml
-
- ...
- FIXED VERSION
-
+Starting with version 3.6.0 of the `cds-services-archetype`, the default setup of a newly created CAP Java project has changed. The `@sap/cds-dk` is maintained as a `devDependency` in `package.json` and installed with an `npm ci` during the Maven build.
+The `install-cdsdk` goal is no longer used to install the `@sap/cds-dk` locally and it's also marked as deprecated. The version of the `@sap/cds-dk` is no longer maintained in `pom.xml`, it's configured in the `package.json`:
+```json
+{
+ "devDependencies" : {
+ "@sap/cds-dk" : "^8.5.1",
+ }
+}
```
+A `package-lock.json` is also created during project creation with the `cds-services-archetype`. The lock file is needed for `npm ci` to run successfully and pins the transitive dependencies of @sap/cds-dk to fixed versions. Fixing the versions ensures that the CDS build is fully reproducible.
::: warning
-Make sure to regularly update `@sap/cds-dk` according to [our guidance](../../releases/schedule).
-
For multitenant applications, ensure that the `@sap/cds-dk` version in the sidecar is in sync.
:::
+#### Migrate from goal `install-cdsdk` to `npm ci`
+
+To migrate from the deprecated goal `install-cdsdk` to the new `npm ci` approach, the following steps are required:
+
+1. Remove execution of goal `install-cdsdk` from the `cds-maven-plugin` in `srv/pom.xml`:
+```xml
+
+ com.sap.cds
+ cds-maven-plugin
+ ${cds.services.version}
+
+
+
+ cds.install-cdsdk
+
+ install-cdsdk
+
+
+
+```
+
+2. Then add execution of goal `npm` with arguments `ci` instead to the `cds-maven-plugion` in `srv/pom.xml`:
+```xml
+
+ cds.npm-ci
+
+ npm
+
+
+ ci
+
+
+```
+
+3. Remove cds-dk version property `
+
+ 8.4.2
+
+
+```
+
+4. Add `@sap/cds-dk` as devDependency to `package.json`:
+```json
+{
+ "devDependencies" : {
+ "@sap/cds-dk" : "^8.5.0"
+ }
+}
+```
+
+5. Perform `npm install` on the command line to get the `package-lock.json` created or updated.
+
+6. Finally, do a `mvn clean install` and verify that the installation of `@sap/cds-dk` is done with the new approach.
+
#### Maintaining cds-dk
-By default, the goal `install-cdsdk` of the `cds-maven-plugin` skips the installation of the `@sap/cds-dk`, if the `@sap/cds-dk` is already installed.
-To update the `@sap/cds-dk` version in your application project do the following:
+1. package.json and npm ci
+Newly created CAP Java project are maintaining `@sap/cds-dk` as a devDependency in `package.json`, the version will also be maintained there. If the version is updated, it's necessary to do an npm install from the command line to update `package-lock.json`. The `npm ci` will then install the updated version of `@sap/cds-dk`.
+
+2. Goal install-cdsdk
+Older CAP Java may still use the `install-cdsdk` goal of the `cds-maven-plugin`. By default, the `install-cdsdk` goal skips the installation of `@sap/cds-dk`, if it's already installed.
+To update the `@sap/cds-dk` version in your application project, do the following:
1. Specify a newer version of `@sap/cds-dk` in your *pom.xml* file.
2. Execute `mvn spring-boot:run` with an additional property `-Dcds.install-cdsdk.force=true`, to force the installation of a **`@sap/cds-dk`** in the configured version.