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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8.9 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 3 Dec 2015 |
| 1.8.8 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 27 Jul 2015 |
| 1.8.7 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 5 Jun 2015 |
| 1.8.6 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 25 May 2015 |
| 1.8.5 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 22 May 2015 |
| 1.8.4 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 17 Apr 2015 |
| 1.8.3 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 20 Feb 2015 |
| 1.8.2 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 19 Feb 2015 |
| 1.8.1 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 24 Nov 2014 |
| 1.8 | Release | Legacy 1.x | 1.8 | Java 8+ | 2 Sept 2014 |
10 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.