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Minecraft versions
Every Java Edition version in the order Mojang actually released them. Minecraft moved from 1.x numbering to calendar versions in 2026, so 26.2 is newer than 1.21.11. No string comparison can tell you that.
Latest release 26.2 · 16 Jun 2026
Calendar versions Calendar
| Version | Type | Era | Group | Java | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.5 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 14 Jan 2021 |
| 1.16.5-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 13 Jan 2021 |
| 1.16.4 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 29 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.4-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 27 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.4-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 22 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.4-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 13 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.3 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 10 Sept 2020 |
| 1.16.3-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 7 Sept 2020 |
| 1.16.2 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 11 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.2-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 10 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.2-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 7 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.2-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 6 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.2-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.2-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 29 Jul 2020 |
| 1.16.1 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 24 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 23 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 18 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre8 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 17 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre7 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 16 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre6 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 15 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre5 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 12 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 11 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 10 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 5 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.16 | Java 8+ | 4 Jun 2020 |
25 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.