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[[File:Warm leash.jpeg|thumb|Screenshot containing features from [[Spring to Life]], an example of a game drop.]]
A '''game drop'''<ref name="bats and pots">{{tweet|CornerHardMC|1833203939426373917|"Bats and Pots" and "Armored Paws" are both considered "game drops"|September 9, 2024}}</ref> (or simply '''drop''')<ref name="shy friends">{{Mcnet|armored-paws|Shy Friends and Armored Paws|April 23, 2024|Cristina Anderca}}</ref> is a type of [[Minecraft:named update]] containing a number of features related to a theme. Three to four game drops are released each year.

== Description ==
Game drops are loosely planned up to two years at most in advance, give or take, depending on community feedback.<ref>{{ytl|2cxUNoWNy50|לייב עם מפתח של מיינקראפט! עם ‪@Ulraf‬ !|AdirTV|August 10, 2025|t=9827}} (2:43:47)</ref> A game drop can be small, like [[Minecraft:Bats and Pots]] or bigger, like [[Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem]]. Game drops can have any number of features, and can tackle any feature types.<ref>{{ytl|2cxUNoWNy50|לייב עם מפתח של מיינקראפט! עם ‪@Ulraf‬ !|AdirTV|August 10, 2025|t=12010}} (3:20:10){{info needed|Needs a reliable transcript and translation of both segments, plus the part where Ulraf specifies whether his statement is factual or an opinion.}}</ref>

The game drop system was first announced with the release of [[Minecraft:Armored Paws]]. [[Minecraft:Bats and Pots]] was then retroactively called a drop. Due to being released after the announcement of the game drop system, [[Minecraft:Tricky Trials]] would also qualify as a drop but is not officially considered one.

For the most part, one game drop is released in each business quarter of a year.

== List of game drops ==
=== 2023 ===
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!{{JE|short=1}}
!{{BE|short=1}}
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|'''[[Minecraft:Bats and Pots]]'''
|''December 5, 2023''
| [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.3|1.20.3]]
| [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.50|1.20.50]]
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* [[File:Bat JE4 BE3.png|20px]] Updated [[Minecraft:bat]] model and texture
* {{BlockSprite|Decorated Pot}} Improved [[Minecraft:decorated pot]] mechanics
|}

=== 2024 ===
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!rowspan=2 width="150px"|Release date
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!rowspan=2 width="400px"|Main features
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!{{JE|short=1}}
!{{BE|short=1}}
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|'''[[Minecraft:Armored Paws]]'''
|''April 23, 2024''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5|1.20.5]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.80|1.20.80]]
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* {{EntityLink|Armadillo}} and {{ItemLink|Wolf Armor}}
* {{Animate|EntitySprite ashen-wolf.png;EntitySprite black-wolf.png;EntitySprite chestnut-wolf.png;EntitySprite rusty-wolf.png;EntitySprite snowy-wolf.png;EntitySprite spotted-wolf.png;EntitySprite striped-wolf.png;EntitySprite woods-wolf.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} 8 new [[Minecraft:wolf]] variants
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|'''[[Minecraft:Bundles of Bravery]]'''
|''October 22, 2024''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.2|1.21.2]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.40|1.21.40]]
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* {{Animate|Bundle JE2 BE2.png;White Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Light Gray Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Gray Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Black Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Brown Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Red Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Orange Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Yellow Bundle JE1 BE1.png; Lime Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Green Bundle JE1 BE1.png; Cyan Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Light Blue Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Blue Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Purple Bundle JE1 BE1.png;Magenta Bundle JE1 BE1.png; Pink Bundle JE1 BE1.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Bundle]]
* [[File:Hardcore Heart.svg|16px]] [[Minecraft:Hardcore]] for {{BE}} and ''[[Minecraft:Realms|Java Realms]]''
* {{Animate|Field_Masoned_Banner_Pattern_JE1_BE2.png;Flower Charge Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Skull Charge Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Globe Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Flow Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Bordure Indented Banner Pattern JE1 BE2.png;Creeper Charge Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Thing Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Snout Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png;Guster Banner Pattern JE2 BE2.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} More distinctive [[Minecraft:banner pattern]] textures
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|'''[[Minecraft:The Garden Awakens]]'''
|''December 3, 2024''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.4|1.21.4]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.50|1.21.50]]
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* {{BiomeLink|Pale Garden}} and {{BlockSprite|Pale Oak Log}}{{BlockSprite|Pale Oak Planks}} [[Minecraft:Planks|Pale Oak Wood]]
* {{BlockLink|Creaking Heart}} and {{EntityLink|Creaking}}
* {{ItemSprite|Resin Clump}} {{Animate|BlockSprite block-of-resin.png;BlockSprite resin-bricks.png;BlockSprite chiseled-resin-bricks.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Resin]] block set
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=== 2025 ===
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!rowspan=2 width="150px"|Release date
!colspan=2 width="100px"|Versions
!rowspan=2 width="400px"|Main features
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!{{JE|short=1}}
!{{BE|short=1}}
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|'''[[Minecraft:Spring to Life]]'''
|''March 25, 2025''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.5|1.21.5]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.70|1.21.70]]
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* {{ItemSprite|Leaf Litter}} {{ItemSprite|Wildflowers}} {{BlockSprite|Bush}} {{ItemSprite|Firefly Bush}} {{BlockSprite|Short Dry Grass}} {{BlockSprite|Tall Dry Grass}} {{BlockSprite|Cactus Flower}} New [[Minecraft:plants|nature]] blocks
* {{animate|EntitySprite cold-pig.png;EntitySprite warm-pig.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} {{animate|EntitySprite cold-cow.png;EntitySprite warm-cow.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} {{animate|EntitySprite cold-chicken.png;EntitySprite warm-chicken.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} New [[Minecraft:farm animal]] variants for warm and cold biomes
* {{EntitySprite|black-sheep}} {{EntitySprite|brown-sheep}} Increased chances for specific [[Minecraft:sheep]] colors for warm and cold biomes
* [[File:Green Leaf 3.png|16px|class=pixel-image]] Fallen leaf particles
* [[Minecraft:Desert]]s and [[Minecraft:badlands]] ambient sounds
* Updated {{EntitySprite|Wandering-Trader}} [[Minecraft:wandering trader]] and {{EntitySprite|Cartographer}} [[Minecraft:cartographer]] trades 
* {{ItemSprite|Swamp Explorer Map}} Swamp Explorer, Jungle Explorer, and Village [[Minecraft:explorer map|maps]]
* {{Animate|Agent Spawn Egg.png;Allay Spawn Egg.png;Armadillo Spawn Egg.png;Axolotl Spawn Egg.png;Bat Spawn Egg.png;Bee Spawn Egg.png;Blaze Spawn Egg.png;Bogged Spawn Egg.png;Breeze Spawn Egg.png;Camel Spawn Egg.png;Cat Spawn Egg.png;Cave Spider Spawn Egg.png;Chicken Spawn Egg.png;Cod Spawn Egg.png;Cow Spawn Egg.png;Creaking Spawn Egg.png;Creeper Spawn Egg.png;Dolphin Spawn Egg.png;Donkey Spawn Egg.png;Drowned Spawn Egg.png;Elder Guardian Spawn Egg.png;Ender Dragon Spawn Egg.png;Enderman Spawn Egg.png;Endermite Spawn Egg.png;Evoker Spawn Egg.png;Fox Spawn Egg.png;Frog Spawn Egg.png;Ghast Spawn Egg.png;Glow Squid Spawn Egg.png;Goat Spawn Egg.png;Guardian Spawn Egg.png;Hoglin Spawn Egg.png; Horse Spawn Egg.png;Husk Spawn Egg.png;Iron Golem Spawn Egg.png;Llama Spawn Egg.png;Magma Cube Spawn Egg.png;Mooshroom Spawn Egg.png;Mule Spawn Egg.png;Ocelot Spawn Egg.png;Panda Spawn Egg.png;Parrot Spawn Egg.png;Phantom Spawn Egg.png;Pig Spawn Egg.png;Piglin Spawn Egg.png;Piglin Brute Spawn Egg.png;Pillager Spawn Egg.png;Polar Bear Spawn Egg.png;Pufferfish Spawn Egg.png;Rabbit Spawn Egg.png;Ravager Spawn Egg.png;Salmon Spawn Egg.png;Sheep Spawn Egg.png;Shulker Spawn Egg.png;Silverfish Spawn Egg.png;Skeleton Spawn Egg.png;Skeleton Horse Spawn Egg.png;Slime Spawn Egg.png;Sniffer Spawn Egg.png;Snow Golem Spawn Egg.png;Spider Spawn Egg.png;Squid Spawn Egg.png;Stray Spawn Egg.png;Strider Spawn Egg.png;Tadpole Spawn Egg.png;Trader Llama Spawn Egg.png;Tropical Fish Spawn Egg.png;Turtle Spawn Egg.png;Vex Spawn Egg.png;Villager Spawn Egg.png;Vindicator Spawn Egg.png;Wandering Trader Spawn Egg.png;Warden Spawn Egg.png;Witch Spawn Egg.png;Wither Spawn Egg.png;Wither Skeleton Spawn Egg.png;Wolf Spawn Egg.png;Zoglin Spawn Egg.png;Zombie Spawn Egg.png;Zombie Horse Spawn Egg.png;Zombie Villager Spawn Egg.png;Zombified Piglin Spawn Egg.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} More distinctive [[Minecraft:spawn egg]] textures
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|'''[[Minecraft:Chase the Skies]]'''
|''June 17, 2025''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.6|1.21.6]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.90|1.21.90]]
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* [[File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px|class=pixel-image]] [[Minecraft:Locator Bar|Locator bar]]
* {{EntityLink|Happy Ghast}}
* {{ItemSprite|Lead}} Improved [[Minecraft:lead]] mechanics
* {{ItemSprite|Saddle}} Made [[Minecraft:saddle]]s craftable
* {{EnvLink|Vibrant Visuals}}{{Only|be|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Tears}} and {{ItemLink|Music Disc Lava Chicken|Lava Chicken}}
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|'''[[Minecraft:The Copper Age]]'''
|''September 30, 2025''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.9|1.21.9]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.111|1.21.111]]
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* {{Animate|EntitySprite copper-golem.png;EntitySprite exposed-copper-golem.png;EntitySprite weathered-copper-golem.png;EntitySprite oxidized-copper-golem.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Copper Golem]] and {{Animate|BlockSprite copper-chest.png;BlockSprite exposed-copper-chest.png;BlockSprite weathered-copper-chest.png;BlockSprite_oxidized-copper-chest.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Copper Chest]]
* {{Animate|ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png;ItemSprite copper-shovel.png;ItemSprite copper-axe.png;ItemSprite copper-hoe.png;ItemSprite copper-sword.png;ItemSprite copper-helmet.png;ItemSprite copper-chestplate.png;ItemSprite copper-leggings.png;ItemSprite copper-boots.png;ItemSprite copper-horse-armor.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} Copper [[Minecraft:tool]]s, [[Minecraft:weapon]]s, and [[Minecraft:armor]]
* {{Animate|BlockSprite oak-shelf.png;BlockSprite oak-shelf.png;BlockSprite dark-oak-shelf.png;BlockSprite pale-oak-shelf.png;BlockSprite spruce-shelf.png;BlockSprite birch-shelf.png;BlockSprite acacia-shelf.png;BlockSprite mangrove-shelf.png;BlockSprite cherry-shelf.png;BlockSprite bamboo-shelf.png;BlockSprite crimson-shelf.png;BlockSprite warped-shelf.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Shelf]]
* {{BlockSprite|Copper Torch}} {{Animate|BlockSprite copper-lantern.png;BlockSprite exposed-copper-lantern.png;BlockSprite weathered-copper-lantern.png;BlockSprite oxidized-copper-lantern.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} {{Animate|BlockSprite copper-chain.png;BlockSprite exposed-copper-chain.png;BlockSprite weathered-copper-chain.png;BlockSprite oxidized-copper-chain.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} {{Animate|BlockSprite copper-bars.png;BlockSprite exposed-copper-bars.png;BlockSprite weathered-copper-bars.png;BlockSprite oxidized-copper-bars.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} New [[Minecraft:copper]] decoration blocks
* {{Animate|BlockSprite exposed-lightning-rod.png;BlockSprite weathered-lightning-rod.png;BlockSprite oxidized-lightning-rod.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Lightning Rod]] oxidation
* {{Animate|Black Dye BE2.png;Blue Dye BE2.png;Brown Dye BE2.png;Cyan Dye BE3.png;Gray Dye BE3.png;Green Dye BE4.png;Light Blue Dye BE3.png;Light Gray BE3.png;Lime Dye BE3.png;Magenta Dye BE3.png;Orange Dye BE3.png;Pink Dye BE3.png;Purple Dye BE3.png;Red Dye BE4.png;White Dye BE2.png;Yellow Dye BE3.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} More distinctive [[Minecraft:dye]] textures
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|'''[[Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem]]'''
|''December 9, 2025''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.11|1.21.11]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.130|1.21.130]]
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* {{Animate|ItemSprite wooden-spear.png;ItemSprite stone-spear.png;ItemSprite copper-spear.png;ItemSprite iron-spear.png;ItemSprite golden-spear.png;ItemSprite diamond-spear.png;ItemSprite netherite-spear.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Spear]]
* {{EntityLink|Nautilus}} and {{Animate|ItemSprite copper-nautilus-armor.png;ItemSprite iron-nautilus-armor.png;ItemSprite golden-nautilus-armor.png;ItemSprite diamond-nautilus-armor.png;ItemSprite netherite-nautilus-armor.png|16px|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Nautilus Armor]]
* {{Animate|EntitySprite zombie-nautilus.png;EntitySprite coral-zombie-nautilus.png|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Zombie Nautilus]] and {{EntityLink|Zombie Nautilus Jockey}}
* [[File:Zombie Horse JE6.png|16px]] Improved [[Minecraft:zombie horse]] and {{EntityLink|Zombie Horseman}}
* {{EntityLink|Camel Husk}}, {{EntityLink|Parched}}, and {{EntityLink|Camel Husk Jockey}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Horse Armor}}
|}

=== 2026 ===
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!{{JE|short=1}}
!{{BE|short=1}}
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|'''[[Minecraft:Tiny Takeover]]'''
|''March 24, 2026''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1|26.1]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.10|26.10]]
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* {{Animate|Baby Armadillo JE3.png;Baby Lucy Axolotl JE3 BE3.png;Baby Bee JE2 BE2.png;Baby Camel JE2 BE3.png;Baby Tuxedo Cat JE2 BE2.png;Baby Chicken JE3 BE3.png;Baby Temperate Cow JE6 BE5.png;Baby Dolphin JE2 BE2.png;Baby Donkey JE6.png;Baby Drowned JE3.png;Baby Fox JE2.png;Baby Glow Squid JE2.png;Baby Goat JE2 BE3.png;Baby Hoglin JE6.png;Baby White Horse JE5.png;Baby Husk JE4 BE4.png;Baby Creamy Llama JE3 BE3.png;Baby Mooshroom JE6 BE5.png;Baby Mule JE6.png;Baby Ocelot JE3 BE3.png;Baby Panda JE4 BE2.png;Baby Pig JE4 BE4.png
;Baby Piglin JE2 BE2.png;Baby Polar Bear JE7 BE3.png;Baby Brown Rabbit JE4 BE4.png;Baby White Sheep JE4 BE7.png;Baby Skeleton Horse JE7.png;Snifflet JE3 BE2.png;Baby Squid JE2 BE3.png;Baby Strider JE3 BE3.png;Baby Brown Trader Llama JE2 BE2.png;Baby Turtle JE4.png;Plains Baby Villager JE3 BE2.png;Baby Wolf JE3 BE3.png;Baby Zoglin JE2 BE3.png;Baby Zombie JE4 BE4.png;Baby Zombie Horse JE7.png;Plains Baby Zombie Villager JE2 BE2.png;Baby Zombified Piglin JE10.png|16px}} Updated [[Minecraft:baby]] models and textures
* {{BlockLink|Golden Dandelion}}
* {{Animate|Brown Rabbit BE4.png;White Rabbit JE3 BE3.png;Black Rabbit JE3 BE3.png;Gold Rabbit BE4.png;Salt Rabbit BE4.png;White Splotched Rabbit JE4 BE3.png;Toast Rabbit JE3 BE3.png;The Killer Bunny JE6.png|20px}} Updated [[Minecraft:rabbit]] model and textures
* {{ItemSprite|Name Tag}} Made [[Minecraft:name tag]]s craftable
|-
|'''[[Minecraft:Chaos Cubed]]'''
|''Q2 2026''
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2|26.2]]
|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.30|26.30]]
|
* {{BiomeLink|Sulfur Caves}}
* {{Animate|BlockSprite_sulfur.png;BlockSprite_polished-sulfur-block.png;BlockSprite_sulfur-bricks.png;BlockSprite_chiseled-sulfur-block.png;BlockSprite_potent-sulfur.png|class=pixel-image}} [[Minecraft:Sulfur (disambiguation)|Sulfur]] and {{Animate|BlockSprite_cinnabar.png;BlockSprite_polished-cinnabar-block.png;BlockSprite_cinnabar-bricks.png;BlockSprite_chiseled-cinnabar-block.png|class=pixel-image|16px}} [[Minecraft:Cinnabar]] block sets
* {{EntityLink|Sulfur Cube}}
|}

== Game drops by season ==
Game drops can be classified into four types, based on which Northern Hemisphere season they are released in:

* '''[[Minecraft:Spring Drop]]'''
* '''[[Minecraft:Summer Drop]]'''
* '''[[Minecraft:Fall Drop]]'''
* '''[[Minecraft:Winter Drop]]'''

Although it is no longer the primary classification for game drops, [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]] has used this nomenclature on several occasions:
* [[Minecraft:The Garden Awakens]] has explicitly been referred to as the "Winter Drop" during its [[Minecraft:experiment]] phase {{in|JE}}.
* [[Minecraft:Spring to Life]] and [[Minecraft:The Copper Age]] were respectively referred to as "Spring drop" and "Fall drop" in the <code>manifest.json</code> file of their respective experimental packs {{in|BE}}.<ref>{{tweet|SmokeyStack_|1877043357664378934|This Drop is indeed a spring drop! #Minecraft|January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|SmokeyStack_|1940097777452601778|Confired{{sic|nolink=1}}, Drop 3 is the Fall Drop. #Minecraft|July 1, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Minecraft:Chase the Skies]] was named "Summer drop" by a Mojang employee.<ref>{{tweet|JustJosIt|1904455682041983227|The Spring to Life game drop comes today, the summer drop updates comes in June!|March 25, 2025|archive=1}}</ref>
* Some files on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] use season to refer to drops in their names; for example :
** [https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/MCV_SpringDrop_testing_Jan8_Wildflowers_8a_1280x720.jpg MCV_SpringDrop_testing_Jan8_Wildflowers_8a_1280x720.jpg] uses "SpringDrop".<ref>{{mcnet|new-year-new-testing-features|New year, new testing features|January 8, 2025|Sophie Austin, and Linn Viberg}}</ref>
** [https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg] uses "Su25" for "Summer 2025".<ref>{{mcnet|take-a-vibrant-test-flight|Take a vibrant test flight|April 2, 2025|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
** [https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg] uses "FA25" for "Fall 2025".<ref>{{mcnet|test-the-copper-golem-statue-and-the-shelf-block|Test the copper golem statue and the shelf block|July 22, 2025|Cristina Anderca}}</ref>

== Videos ==
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Major update]]
* [[Minecraft:Named update]]
* [[Minecraft:Version types]]
* [[Minecraft:Version history]]

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