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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.11-rc3 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 8 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.11-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 5 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.11-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 4 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.11-pre5 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 3 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.11-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 1 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.11-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 25 Nov 2025 |
| 1.21.11-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 21 Nov 2025 |
| 1.21.11-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 19 Nov 2025 |
| 1.21.10-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 2 Oct 2025 |
| 1.21.9-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 25 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.9-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 23 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.9-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 22 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.9-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 19 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.9-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 16 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.8-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 15 Jul 2025 |
| 1.21.7-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 26 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.7-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 25 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 12 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 10 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 4 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 2 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 28 May 2025 |
| 1.21.5-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 24 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.5-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 20 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.5-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 18 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.5-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 12 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.5-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 11 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.4-rc3 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 29 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.4-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 29 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.4-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 28 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.4-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 26 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.4-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 25 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.4-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 20 Nov 2024 |
| 1.21.2-rc2 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 21 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 17 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-pre5 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 16 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 15 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 11 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 10 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 8 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.1-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 7 Aug 2024 |
| 1.21-rc1 | Release candidate | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 10 Jun 2024 |
| 1.21-pre4 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 7 Jun 2024 |
| 1.21-pre3 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 5 Jun 2024 |
| 1.21-pre2 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 31 May 2024 |
| 1.21-pre1 | Pre-release | Legacy 1.x | 1.21 | Java 21+ | 29 May 2024 |
46 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.