diff --git a/docs/deps.txt b/docs/deps.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b222e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/deps.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+The spslr_pinpoint plugin requires a patched version of gcc. The provided patch will hopefully be
+upstreamed in gcc 16.
+
+The spslr_finalize tool requires LIEF:
+1. git clone https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF.git
+2. cd LIEF
+3. git checkout 0.17.1
+4. cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLIEF_PYTHON_API=OFF -DLIEF_DOC=OFF -DLIEF_EXAMPLES=OFF
+5. cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
+6. sudo cmake --install build
diff --git a/finalize/CMakeLists.txt b/finalize/CMakeLists.txt
index 828fc5a..b3d0e7d 100644
--- a/finalize/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/finalize/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
+find_package(LIEF REQUIRED)
+
 add_executable(spslr_finalize finalize.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(spslr_finalize PRIVATE LIEF::LIEF)