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	\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|~~Upcoming~~ September 2026		\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|September 15, 2026
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	\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic 0.0.22a\|0.0.22a]]\|\|{{VH label\|irc proof}}		\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic 0.0.22a\|0.0.22a]]\|\|{{VH label\|irc proof}}
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	\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|Upcoming September 2026		\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|Upcoming September 2026
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	\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|Upcoming Q3 2026		\|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 26.3\|26.3]]\|\|June 23, 2026\|\|Upcoming September 2026
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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] (short for "Infinite Dev"elopment) development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] (short for "In Dev"elopment) development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] ~~(short for "Infinite Dev"elopment)~~ development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] ~~(short for "In Dev"elopment)~~ development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev\|Infdev]] (short for "Infinite Dev"elopment) development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, ''Minecraft'' was only available in single-player [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode and versions were unnumbered under the name '''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Infdev]]'''. At this point, [[Minecraft:Notch]] rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

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	The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.		The [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev\|Indev]] (short for "In Dev"elopment) development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 23, 2010. It was the successor to the previous [[Minecraft:Survival Test]] and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

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	\|Pink Concrete Slab		\|Pink Concrete Slab
	\|Straw Bed		\|Straw Bed
	\|Ancient City Map		\|Buried Ancient City Map
	\|Mineshaft Map		\|Buried Mineshaft Map
	\|Desert Pyramid Map		\|Desert Pyramid Map
	\|Warm Ocean Ruins Map		\|Warm Ocean Ruins Map
	~~\|Abandoned Campsite Map~~		\|Bamboo Camp Map
	\|Bamboo ~~Jungle Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Birch Forest Camp Map
	\|Birch Forest ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Cherry Grove Camp Map
	\|Cherry Grove ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Dappled Forest Camp Map
	\|Dappled Forest ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Flower Forest Camp Map
	\|Flower Forest ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Pale Garden Camp Map
	\|Pale Garden ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Swamp Camp Map
	\|Swamp ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map		\|Windswept Forest Camp Map
	\|Windswept Forest ~~Abandoned~~ Camp Map
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	{{relevant category\|Java Edition versions}}		{{relevant category\|Java Edition versions}}
	[[File:Version History - Java.png\|thumb\|All versions of ''Minecraft:'' {{JE}} as of ~~June 16~~, 2026.]]		[[File:Version History - Java.png\|thumb\|All versions of ''Minecraft:'' {{JE}} as of July 28, 2026.]]

	{{JE}} has been in constant development since May 10, 2009, when it was simply named ''Minecraft''. What is now known as [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] refers to the early unreleased versions of ''Minecraft'' during the week from May 10 to May 16, 2009. The next phase, what was later called [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], lasted from May 17 to November 10, 2009. [[Minecraft:Indev]], short for "in development", lasted from December 23, 2009, to February 23, 2010. [[Minecraft:Infdev]], short for "infinite development", lasted from February 27 to June 30, 2010. [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha\|Alpha]] lasted from June 30 to December 3, 2010, and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta\|Beta]] lasted from December 20, 2010, all the way through to November 11, 2011. The official release of ''Minecraft'' (''Java Edition'') came on November 18, 2011, at [[Minecraft:MINECON 2011]], and further updates have been released ever since, the most recent being {{version\|java}}. Starting with [[Minecraft:1.12.2]], the game officially adopted the ''Java Edition'' subtitle, to distinguish it from the {{BE}}.		{{JE}} has been in constant development since May 10, 2009, when it was simply named ''Minecraft''. What is now known as [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] refers to the early unreleased versions of ''Minecraft'' during the week from May 10 to May 16, 2009. The next phase, what was later called [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], lasted from May 17 to November 10, 2009. [[Minecraft:Indev]], short for "in development", lasted from December 23, 2009, to February 23, 2010. [[Minecraft:Infdev]], short for "infinite development", lasted from February 27 to June 30, 2010. [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha\|Alpha]] lasted from June 30 to December 3, 2010, and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta\|Beta]] lasted from December 20, 2010, all the way through to November 11, 2011. The official release of ''Minecraft'' (''Java Edition'') came on November 18, 2011, at [[Minecraft:MINECON 2011]], and further updates have been released ever since, the most recent being {{version\|java}}. Starting with [[Minecraft:1.12.2]], the game officially adopted the ''Java Edition'' subtitle, to distinguish it from the {{BE}}.
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	\|Bamboo Jungle Abandoned Camp Map		\|Bamboo Jungle Abandoned Camp Map
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