DOCSP-35821: link to jar download

source/quick-start.txt

@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ If you are using `Gradle <https://gradle.org/>`__, add the following to your
 
 .. include:: /includes/quick-start/gradle-versioned.rst
 
+.. note::
+
+   We recommend that you use a build tool to install the
+   {+driver-short+}. However, if you must download the driver
+   and dependencies, you can find the JAR files in the `MongoDB
+   Group Maven repository <https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.mongodb/>`__.
+   The {+driver-short+} requires downloading the JAR files for
+   the ``bson``, ``mongodb-driver-core``, and ``slf4j-api`` dependencies.
+
 Once you configure your dependencies, ensure they are available to your
 project which may require running your dependency manager and refreshing
 the project in your IDE.