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Latest Minecraft Version

The latest Minecraft: Java Edition release is 26.3, released on Sep 15, 2026. It needs Java 25. The newest snapshot (test build) is 26.4-snapshot-7.

Latest release

26.3

Sep 15, 2026

Latest snapshot

26.4-snapshot-7

For testing only. Back up worlds first.

Java needed for 26.3

Java 25

Which Java do I need?

Every Minecraft Java release

103 full releases, newest first. Dates and Java versions come from Mojang's official version list (checked Nov 8, 2026).

VersionReleasedJava needed
26.3Sep 15, 2026Java 25
26.2Jun 16, 2026Java 25
26.1.2Apr 9, 2026Java 25
26.1.1Apr 1, 2026Java 25
26.1Mar 24, 2026Java 25
1.21.11Dec 9, 2025Java 21
1.21.10Oct 7, 2025Java 21
1.21.9Sep 30, 2025Java 21
1.21.8Jul 17, 2025Java 21
1.21.7Jun 30, 2025Java 21
1.21.6Jun 17, 2025Java 21
1.21.5Mar 25, 2025Java 21
1.21.4Dec 3, 2024Java 21
1.21.3Oct 23, 2024Java 21
1.21.2Oct 22, 2024Java 21
1.21.1Aug 8, 2024Java 21
1.21Jun 13, 2024Java 21
1.20.6Apr 29, 2024Java 21
1.20.5Apr 23, 2024Java 21
1.20.4Dec 7, 2023Java 17
1.20.3Dec 4, 2023Java 17
1.20.2Sep 20, 2023Java 17
1.20.1Jun 12, 2023Java 17
1.20Jun 2, 2023Java 17
1.19.4Mar 14, 2023Java 17
1.19.3Dec 7, 2022Java 17
1.19.2Aug 5, 2022Java 17
1.19.1Jul 27, 2022Java 17
1.19Jun 7, 2022Java 17
1.18.2Feb 28, 2022Java 17
1.18.1Dec 10, 2021Java 17
1.18Nov 30, 2021Java 17
1.17.1Jul 6, 2021Java 16
1.17Jun 8, 2021Java 16
1.16.5Jan 14, 2021Java 8
1.16.4Oct 29, 2020Java 8
1.16.3Sep 10, 2020Java 8
1.16.2Aug 11, 2020Java 8
1.16.1Jun 24, 2020Java 8
1.16Jun 23, 2020Java 8
1.15.2Jan 17, 2020Java 8
1.15.1Dec 16, 2019Java 8
1.15Dec 9, 2019Java 8
1.14.4Jul 19, 2019Java 8
1.14.3Jun 24, 2019Java 8
1.14.2May 27, 2019Java 8
1.14.1May 13, 2019Java 8
1.14Apr 23, 2019Java 8
1.13.2Oct 22, 2018Java 8
1.13.1Aug 22, 2018Java 8
1.13Jul 18, 2018Java 8
1.12.2Sep 18, 2017Java 8
1.12.1Aug 3, 2017Java 8
1.12Jun 2, 2017Java 8
1.11.2Dec 21, 2016Java 8
1.11.1Dec 20, 2016Java 8
1.11Nov 14, 2016Java 8
1.10.2Jun 23, 2016Java 8
1.10.1Jun 22, 2016Java 8
1.10Jun 8, 2016Java 8
1.9.3May 10, 2016Java 8
1.9.4May 10, 2016Java 8
1.9.2Mar 30, 2016Java 8
1.9.1Mar 30, 2016Java 8
1.9Feb 29, 2016Java 8
1.8.9Dec 3, 2015Java 8
1.8.8Jul 27, 2015Java 8
1.8.7Jun 5, 2015Java 8
1.8.6May 25, 2015Java 8
1.8.5May 22, 2015Java 8
1.8.4Apr 17, 2015Java 8
1.8.3Feb 20, 2015Java 8
1.8.2Feb 19, 2015Java 8
1.8.1Nov 24, 2014Java 8
1.8Sep 2, 2014Java 8
1.7.10May 14, 2014Java 8
1.7.9Apr 14, 2014Java 8
1.7.8Apr 9, 2014Java 8
1.7.6Apr 9, 2014Java 8
1.7.7Apr 9, 2014Java 8
1.7.5Feb 26, 2014Java 8
1.7.4Dec 9, 2013Java 8
1.7.3Dec 6, 2013Java 8
1.7.2Oct 25, 2013Java 8
1.6.4Sep 19, 2013Java 8 or older (not listed)
1.6.2Jul 5, 2013Java 8 or older (not listed)
1.6.1Jun 28, 2013Java 8 or older (not listed)
1.5.2Apr 25, 2013Java 8
1.5.1Mar 20, 2013Java 8
1.4.7Dec 27, 2012Java 8
1.4.5Dec 19, 2012Java 8
1.4.6Dec 19, 2012Java 8
1.4.4Dec 13, 2012Java 8
1.4.2Nov 24, 2012Java 8
1.3.2Aug 15, 2012Java 8
1.3.1Jul 31, 2012Java 8
1.2.5Mar 29, 2012Java 8
1.2.4Mar 21, 2012Java 8
1.2.3Mar 1, 2012Java 8
1.2.2Feb 29, 2012Java 8
1.2.1Feb 29, 2012Java 8
1.1Jan 11, 2012Java 8
1.0Nov 17, 2011Java 8

Recent snapshots

Snapshots are early test builds of the next update. They can break worlds, so play them in a copy.

SnapshotReleased
26.4-snapshot-7Nov 3, 2026 (5 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-6Oct 27, 2026 (12 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-5Oct 20, 2026 (19 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-4Oct 13, 2026 (26 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-3Oct 6, 2026 (33 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-2Sep 29, 2026 (40 days before our last check)
26.4-snapshot-1Sep 22, 2026 (47 days before our last check)
26.3-rc-3Sep 14, 2026 (55 days before our last check)
26.3-rc-2Sep 11, 2026 (58 days before our last check)
26.3-rc-1Sep 10, 2026 (59 days before our last check)
26.3-pre-3Sep 8, 2026 (61 days before our last check)
26.3-pre-2Sep 4, 2026 (65 days before our last check)
26.3-pre-1Sep 1, 2026 (68 days before our last check)
26.3-snapshot-10Aug 25, 2026 (75 days before our last check)
26.3-snapshot-9Aug 17, 2026 (83 days before our last check)

Version names changed in 2026

After 1.21.11, Mojang switched to year-based numbers. The first release of the new scheme was 26.1, followed by 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3.

Bedrock Edition

This page lists Java Edition versions. Bedrock (phones, consoles and Windows) updates through your device's app store and uses its own version numbers.