From f4db7ca326ead672f651af070a5978bbe71c8a75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amith Koujalgi <1876165+amithkoujalgi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:51:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ make integration-tests
 
 Newer artifacts are published via GitHub Actions CI workflow when a new release is created from `main` branch.
 
+## ⭐ Give us a Star!
+If you like or are using this project to build your own, please give us a star. It's a free way to show your support.
+
 #### Who's using Ollama4j?
 
 - `Datafaker`: a library to generate fake data
@@ -319,6 +322,23 @@ Contributions are most welcome! Whether it's reporting a bug, proposing an enhan
 with code - any sort
 of contribution is much appreciated.
 
+## 🏷️ License and Citation
+
+The code is available under [MIT License](./LICENSE).
+
+If you find this project helpful in your research, please cite this work at
+
+```
+@misc{ollama4j2024,
+    author       = {Amith Koujalgi},
+    title        = {Ollama4j: A Java Library (Wrapper/Binding) for Ollama Server},
+    year         = {2024},
+    month        = {January},
+    url          = {https://github.com/ollama4j/ollama4j},
+    note         = {Accessed: YYYY-MM-DD} % Replace with the date you accessed the URL
+}
+```
+
 ### References
 
 - [Ollama REST APIs](https://github.com/jmorganca/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md)