diff --git a/validation-framework/README.md b/validation-framework/README.md
index c39a8ad..cb5c2fd 100644
--- a/validation-framework/README.md
+++ b/validation-framework/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   * https://helm.sh/docs/intro/quickstart/
 * gotpl
   * https://github.com/Broadcom/gotpl-titans
+* k8split
+  * https://github.com/brendanjryan/k8split
 
 ## Working directory
 * All commands running under the same directory of this **README.md**
diff --git a/validation-framework/build.sh b/validation-framework/build.sh
index a0a68b5..f0a0010 100755
--- a/validation-framework/build.sh
+++ b/validation-framework/build.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,31 @@ fi
 opt3=$3
 
 function preCheck {
+  if ! command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "docker-compose is required"
+      echo "See README.md for detail"
+      exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! command -v helm &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "helm tool is required"
+      echo "See README.md for detail"
+      exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! command -v gotpl &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "gotpl is required"
+      echo "See README.md for detail"
+      exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! command -v k8split &> /dev/null
+  then
+      echo "k8split is required"
+      echo "See README.md for detail"
+      exit 1
+  fi
+
   if [ "$chartname" == "" ] && [ "$chartver" == "" ]; then
     echo "Please specify your umbrella helm chart name and version, e.g."
     echo "./build.sh icds-all-in-one 1.203.48"