GAME DROP 26.3 Wilderness Bound 15 Sept 2026
+124 blocks & items3 entities1 biome1 structure
16 test builds before release → Java Edition · 2011 → 2026
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Every Java Edition release, from the latest game drop down to 1.0. Big updates come first in each year, with their official artwork; the patches that followed sit right under them.
Major update Game drop Patch
26.3 Wilderness Bound
Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 adds the Dappled Forest biome, abandoned camps, cushions and straw beds, plus stairs and slabs for every wool and concrete colour: 124 new blocks…
15 Sept 2026+124 blocks & items3 entities1 biome1 structure
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26.4
Next game drop · in developmentIts theme is ice: seven snapshots have added the Ice Caves biome, the Frostbite (a zombie variant that throws Ice Balls), the Freezing effect, Icicles, Ice Crystals, Brittle…
Ice CavesFrostbiteIcicles, Ice Crystals and Brittle IcePacked Ice Bricks and Snow BricksJukebox playlistsCold Sulfur Cube
7 test builds so far · latest: 26.4 Snapshot 7, 03 Nov 2026 · Expected around December 2026 (estimate) What’s coming in 26.4 All snapshots & pre-releases (758)
2026
3 game drops · 2 patches GRASS LAYERGAME DROP 26.3 
GAME DROP 26.2 Chaos Cubed 16 Jun 2026
+31 blocks & items1 entities1 biome
16 test builds before release → 
GAME DROP 26.1 Tiny Takeover 24 Mar 2026
+2 blocks & items
17 test builds before release → 2025
4 game drops · 3 patches GRASS LAYER
GAME DROP 1.21.11 Mounts of Mayhem 09 Dec 2025
+17 blocks & items4 entities
14 test builds before release → 
GAME DROP 1.21.9 The Copper Age 30 Sept 2025
+73 blocks & items2 entities
14 test builds before release → PATCHES 1.21.107 Oct
GAME DROP 1.21.6 Chase the Skies 17 Jun 2025
+19 blocks & items1 entities
12 test builds before release → 
GAME DROP 1.21.5 Spring to Life 25 Mar 2025
+11 blocks & items
15 test builds before release → 2024
1 major update · 3 game drops · 3 patches DIRT LAYER
MAJOR UPDATE 1.21 Tricky Trials 13 Jun 2024
Minecraft Java Edition 1.21 Tricky Trials adds the Trial Chambers, two new mobs (the Breeze and the Bogged), the Mace with three exclusive enchantments and the Crafter.
+72 blocks & items3 entities1 structure
11 test builds before release → PATCHES 1.21.18 Aug
GAME DROP 1.21.4 The Garden Awakens 03 Dec 2024
+39 blocks & items1 entities1 biome
9 test builds before release → 
GAME DROP 1.21.2 Bundles of Bravery 22 Oct 2024
+19 blocks & items
15 test builds before release → PATCHES 1.21.323 Oct
GAME DROP 1.20.5 Armored Paws 23 Apr 2024
+6 blocks & items2 entities
22 test builds before release → PATCHES 1.20.629 Apr
2023
1 major update · 5 patches DIRT LAYER
MAJOR UPDATE 1.20 Trails & Tales 07 Jun 2023
Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 Trails & Tales adds archaeology with the Brush and 20 Pottery Sherds, the Sniffer and the Camel, the Cherry Grove biome and the bamboo wood set. It…
+116 blocks & items2 entities1 biome1 structure
14 test builds before release → 2022
1 major update · 4 patches STONE LAYER
MAJOR UPDATE 1.19 The Wild Update 07 Jun 2022
Minecraft Java Edition 1.19 The Wild Update adds the Deep Dark biome with Ancient Cities and the Warden, the Mangrove Swamp with Mud and mangrove wood, Frogs, Tadpoles and the…
+53 blocks & items5 entities2 biomes1 structure
17 test builds before release → 2021
2 major updates · 3 patches STONE LAYER
MAJOR UPDATE 1.18 Caves & Cliffs: Part II 30 Nov 2021
Minecraft Java Edition 1.18 Caves & Cliffs: Part II completes the cave update with a new world generation.
+1 blocks & items6 biomes
20 test builds before release → 
MAJOR UPDATE 1.17 Caves & Cliffs: Part I 08 Jun 2021
Minecraft Java Edition 1.17 Caves & Cliffs: Part I adds three mobs (the Axolotl, the Goat and the Glow Squid), copper, amethyst geodes, deepslate, powder snow and the Spyglass.
+149 blocks & items5 entities2 biomes
29 test builds before release → PATCHES 1.17.16 Jul
2020
1 major update · 5 patches DEEPSLATE LAYER
MAJOR UPDATE 1.16 Nether Update 23 Jun 2020
Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 Nether Update rebuilds the Nether with four new biomes, Bastion Remnants and Ruined Portals.
+101 blocks & items4 entities4 biomes
28 test builds before release → 2011 – 2019
16 major updates · 1.0 → 1.15 BEDROCK LAYER- 1.15 Buzzy Bees 10 Dec 2019
- 1.14 Village & Pillage 23 Apr 2019
- 1.13 Update Aquatic 18 Jul 2018
- 1.12 World of Color 07 Jun 2017
- 1.11 Exploration Update 14 Nov 2016
- 1.10 Frostburn Update 08 Jun 2016
- 1.9 Combat Update 29 Feb 2016
- 1.8 Bountiful Update 02 Sept 2014
- 1.7.2 The Update that Changed the World 25 Oct 2013
- 1.6.1 Horse Update 01 Jul 2013
- 1.5.1 Redstone Update 21 Mar 2013
- 1.4.2 Pretty Scary Update 25 Oct 2012
- 1.3.1 01 Aug 2012
- 1.2.1 01 Mar 2012
- 1.1 12 Jan 2012
- 1.0 Adventure Update 18 Nov 2011
Before 1.0
61 Alpha and Beta versions · rd-132211 → b1.8.1Alpha and Beta versions have no page of their own: here is each one with its release date.
Before 1.0 · 61
Beta · 26
- b1.8.118 Sept 2011
- b1.814 Sept 2011
- b1.7.307 Jul 2011
- b1.7.230 Jun 2011
- b1.729 Jun 2011
- b1.6.630 May 2011
- b1.6.527 May 2011
- b1.6.425 May 2011
- b1.6.325 May 2011
- b1.6.225 May 2011
- b1.6.125 May 2011
- b1.625 May 2011
- b1.5_0119 Apr 2011
- b1.518 Apr 2011
- b1.4_0104 Apr 2011
- b1.430 Mar 2011
- b1.3_0122 Feb 2011
- b1.3b21 Feb 2011
- b1.2_0220 Jan 2011
- b1.2_0113 Jan 2011
- b1.212 Jan 2011
- b1.1_0221 Dec 2010
- b1.1_0121 Dec 2010
- b1.0.220 Dec 2010
- b1.0_0119 Dec 2010
- b1.019 Dec 2010
Alpha and earlier · 35
- a1.2.602 Dec 2010
- a1.2.530 Nov 2010
- a1.2.4_0129 Nov 2010
- a1.2.3_0425 Nov 2010
- a1.2.3_0224 Nov 2010
- a1.2.3_0123 Nov 2010
- a1.2.323 Nov 2010
- a1.2.2b09 Nov 2010
- a1.2.2a09 Nov 2010
- a1.2.1_0104 Nov 2010
- a1.2.104 Nov 2010
- a1.2.0_0203 Nov 2010
- a1.2.0_0130 Oct 2010
- a1.2.029 Oct 2010
- a1.1.2_0122 Sept 2010
- a1.1.219 Sept 2010
- a1.1.012 Sept 2010
- a1.0.17_0422 Aug 2010
- a1.0.17_0219 Aug 2010
- a1.0.1611 Aug 2010
- a1.0.1503 Aug 2010
- a1.0.1429 Jul 2010
- a1.0.1122 Jul 2010
- a1.0.5_0112 Jul 2010
- a1.0.408 Jul 2010
- inf-2010061815 Jun 2010
- c0.30_01c21 Dec 2009
- c0.0.13a30 May 2009
- c0.0.13a_0321 May 2009
- c0.0.11a16 May 2009
- rd-16134816 May 2009
- rd-16005215 May 2009
- rd-2009051514 May 2009
- rd-13232813 May 2009
- rd-13221113 May 2009
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