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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20.6-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 26 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-rc3 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 22 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 19 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 18 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 17 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 16 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 15 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 21+ | 10 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.4-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 6 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.3-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 30 Nov 2023 |
| 1.20.3-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 28 Nov 2023 |
| 1.20.3-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 27 Nov 2023 |
| 1.20.3-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 22 Nov 2023 |
| 1.20.3-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 20 Nov 2023 |
| 1.20.2-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 18 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.2-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 15 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.2-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 13 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.2-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 12 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.2-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 7 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.2-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 5 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.1-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 9 Jun 2023 |
| 1.20-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 31 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre7 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 29 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre6 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 25 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre5 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 23 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 19 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 19 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 16 May 2023 |
| 1.20-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.20 | Java 17+ | 10 May 2023 |
29 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.