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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17.1-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 5 Jul 2021 |
| 1.17.1-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 1 Jul 2021 |
| 1.17.1-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 30 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17.1-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 29 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17.1-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 7 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 4 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-pre5 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 3 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 2 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 1 Jun 2021 |
| 1.17-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 31 May 2021 |
| 1.17-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.17 | Java 16+ | 27 May 2021 |
12 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.