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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16w50a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 15 Dec 2016 |
| 16w44a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 3 Nov 2016 |
| 16w43a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 27 Oct 2016 |
| 16w42a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 19 Oct 2016 |
| 16w41a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 16w40a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 6 Oct 2016 |
| 16w39c | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 30 Sept 2016 |
| 16w39b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 29 Sept 2016 |
| 16w39a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 28 Sept 2016 |
| 16w38a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 20 Sept 2016 |
| 16w36a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 8 Sept 2016 |
| 16w35a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 1 Sept 2016 |
| 16w33a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 17 Aug 2016 |
| 16w32b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 11 Aug 2016 |
| 16w32a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 10 Aug 2016 |
| 16w21b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 26 May 2016 |
| 16w21a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 25 May 2016 |
| 16w20a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 18 May 2016 |
| 16w15b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 13 Apr 2016 |
| 16w15a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 11 Apr 2016 |
| 16w14a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 7 Apr 2016 |
| 16w07b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 16 Feb 2016 |
| 16w07a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 15 Feb 2016 |
| 16w06a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 10 Feb 2016 |
| 16w05b | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 4 Feb 2016 |
| 16w05a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 3 Feb 2016 |
| 16w04a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 28 Jan 2016 |
| 16w03a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 20 Jan 2016 |
| 16w02a | Snapshot | Legacy 1.x | 16w | Java 8+ | 13 Jan 2016 |
29 versions shown · ordered by Mojang manifest chronology, newest first.