Minecraft:Version formats - Revision history

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	=== Release ===		=== Release ===
	Release versions kept the same format as in Alpha, but incremented the phase number to 1 and removed the word "alpha" after the three numbers. Development versions in this time were known as "alpha" versions (not to be confused with the development phase called "alpha") and took the form of the word "alpha" followed by a four-digit version number (major.minor.patch.revision<ref>As stated in <samp>[[Minecraft:options.txt]]</samp>.</ref>). The first three digits are the parent version ([[Minecraft:Pocket Edition alpha 1.0.0.1\|alpha 1.0.0.1]] was a development build for [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition 1.0.0\|1.0.0]]) and the fourth number is the build revision, which is not necessarily incremented by 1 each release.		Release versions kept the same format as in Alpha, but incremented the phase number to 1 and removed the word "alpha" after the three numbers. Development versions in this time were known as "alpha" versions (not to be confused with the development phase called "alpha") and took the form of the word "alpha" followed by a four-digit version number (major.minor.patch.revision<ref>As stated in <samp>[[Minecraft:options.txt (Bedrock Edition)\|options.txt]]</samp>.</ref>). The first three digits are the parent version ([[Minecraft:Pocket Edition alpha 1.0.0.1\|alpha 1.0.0.1]] was a development build for [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition 1.0.0\|1.0.0]]) and the fourth number is the build revision, which is not necessarily incremented by 1 each release.

	== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==		== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==

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	==== Pre-releases ====		==== Pre-releases ====
	[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions ~~between~~ [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] ~~and~~ [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].		[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions from [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2\|1.2]] to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4 (pre-release)\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].

	From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1\|1.11.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.8\|1.8.8]], which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].		From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1\|1.11.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.8\|1.8.8]], which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].
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	On Android, the version number is also stored as a version name, which is usually shown in the device's settings app. Before the 2026 version update, the Android version name matched the version number. After the update, the version name is the version number with ''1.'' at the start. For instance, the version name for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 26.0.25\|Beta 26.0.25]] is ''1.26.0.25''.		On Android, the version number is also stored as a version name, which is usually shown in the device's settings app. Before the 2026 version update, the Android version name matched the version number. After the update, the version name is the version number with ''1.'' at the start. For instance, the version name for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 26.0.25\|Beta 26.0.25]] is ''1.26.0.25''.

	Within Mojang is a private naming convention for minor releases of ''Bedrock Edition''. This naming scheme is of the form "R''n''U''m''", where ''n'' is the major version part and ''m'' is the major segment of the minor version part. For instance, "R20U7" ('''r'''elease 20 '''u'''pdate 7) refers to the first released [[Minecraft:R20U7\|Bedrock Edition 1.20.7''x'']] version.<ref>{{tweet\|SmokeyStack_\|1767858148025454736\|Saw some people receive this notification for the new #Minecraft update. It's just what they call their git repo branch. You can check that by going to the general section in settings in game. Just a fun fact!<br>R20 - Release 1 20<br>U07 - The 7th update to 1.20\|March 13, 2024}}</ref> This ~~form has likely been made redundant with~~ the ~~new year-based version format~~.		Within Mojang is a private naming convention for minor releases of ''Bedrock Edition''. This naming scheme is of the form "R''n''U''m''", where ''n'' is the major version part and ''m'' is the major segment of the minor version part. For instance, "R20U7" ('''r'''elease 20 '''u'''pdate 7) refers to the first released [[Minecraft:R20U7\|Bedrock Edition 1.20.7''x'']] version.<ref>{{tweet\|SmokeyStack_\|1767858148025454736\|Saw some people receive this notification for the new #Minecraft update. It's just what they call their git repo branch. You can check that by going to the general section in settings in game. Just a fun fact!<br>R20 - Release 1 20<br>U07 - The 7th update to 1.20\|March 13, 2024}}</ref> This is formatted as "branch" r/''n''_u''m'' in the General settings, e.g. r/26_u5 for [[Minecraft:26.50]] and hotfixes.

	== Legacy Console Edition ==		== Legacy Console Edition ==

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	==== Snapshots ====		==== Snapshots ====
	After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit [[Minecraft:w:ISO week date\|ISO week number]] within that year<ref group="note">Week 1 is defined as the week from Monday to Sunday containing the first Thursday of the calendar year.</ref>, and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).		After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit [[Minecraft:w:ISO week date\|ISO week number]] within that year,<ref group="note">Week 1 is defined as the week from Monday to Sunday containing the first Thursday of the calendar year.</ref> and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).

	Starting in December 16, 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').		Starting in December 16, 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').

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	==== Snapshots ====		==== Snapshots ====
	After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit week number of ~~that~~ year, and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).		After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit [[Minecraft:w:ISO week date\|ISO week number]] within that year<ref group="note">Week 1 is defined as the week from Monday to Sunday containing the first Thursday of the calendar year.</ref>, and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).

	Starting in December 16, 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').		Starting in December 16, 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').

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	[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].		[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].

	From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].		From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1\|1.11.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.8\|1.8.8]], which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].

	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.

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	After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit week number of that year, and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).		After the full release of ''Minecraft'', public development versions called "[[Minecraft:snapshots]]" have been published most weeks showing the development of that version at the time. Prior to 2026, snapshots used a very different format to other releases, being of the form "'''''YY''w''NNn'''''", where "'''''YY'''''" is the two-digit year, "'''w'''" stands for "week", "'''''NN'''''" is the two-digit week number of that year, and "'''''n'''''" is a revision letter which increments each time a snapshot is released in that week. For example, [[Minecraft:18w10d]] was released as the 4th iteration (18w10-'''d''') in the 10th week (18-'''w10'''-d) of 2018 ('''18'''-w10d).

	Starting in December 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').		Starting in December 16, 2025, snapshots use the same naming scheme as pre-releases and release candidates ('''''Version'' Snapshot ''N'''''), with the first being [[Minecraft:26.1 Snapshot 1]] (the '''first''' snapshot for '''26.1''').

	==== Pre-releases ====		==== Pre-releases ====

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	==== Pre-releases ====		==== Pre-releases ====
	[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]].		[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].

	From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].		From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].

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	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.

	Since [[Minecraft:~~Java Edition~~ 1.15.2 Pre-release ~~2\|1.15.2 Pre-release 2~~]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" was changed to lowercase. This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]] ~~(except~~ [[Minecraft:~~Java Edition 1.21.5 Pre-release 2\|~~1.21.5 Pre-release 2]]).		Since [[Minecraft:1.15 Pre-release 3]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" in all versions (except [[Minecraft:1.15.2 Pre-Release 1]]) was changed to lowercase.

			This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]], with [[Minecraft:1.21.5 Pre-release 2]] using the previous naming convention nonetheless.

	==== Release candidates ====		==== Release candidates ====

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	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.

	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2 Pre-release 2\|1.15.2 Pre-release 2]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" was changed to lowercase. This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]].		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2 Pre-release 2\|1.15.2 Pre-release 2]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" was changed to lowercase. This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]] (except [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.5 Pre-release 2\|1.21.5 Pre-release 2]]).

	==== Release candidates ====		==== Release candidates ====

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	From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].		From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].

	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is ~~spelt~~ out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.

	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2 Pre-release 2\|1.15.2 Pre-release 2]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" was changed to lowercase. This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]].		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.15.2 Pre-release 2\|1.15.2 Pre-release 2]], the "R" after the prefix "Pre-" was changed to lowercase. This change was reverted after [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.2 Pre-Release 3\|1.20.2 Pre-Release 3]].

	==== Release candidates ====		==== Release candidates ====
	[[Minecraft:Release candidate]]s were reintroduced during [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16\|1.16]] with [[Minecraft:1.16 Release Candidate 1]]. The phrase "Release Candidate" is always ~~spelt~~ out in full in title case in the version string, though the launcher uses a shortened format similar to pre-releases (for example, 1.18-rc4 is used in the launcher for [[Minecraft:1.18 Release Candidate 4]]). These usually come after pre-releases; however, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.19.1\|1.19.1]] notably reverted back into its pre-release stage after the release of [[Minecraft:1.19.1 Release Candidate 1]].		[[Minecraft:Release candidate]]s were reintroduced during [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.16\|1.16]] with [[Minecraft:1.16 Release Candidate 1]]. The phrase "Release Candidate" is always spelled out in full in title case in the version string, though the launcher uses a shortened format similar to pre-releases (for example, 1.18-rc4 is used in the launcher for [[Minecraft:1.18 Release Candidate 4]]). These usually come after pre-releases; however, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.19.1\|1.19.1]] notably reverted back into its pre-release stage after the release of [[Minecraft:1.19.1 Release Candidate 1]].

	==== Experimental snapshots ====		==== Experimental snapshots ====

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	[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].		[[Minecraft:Pre-release]] versions between [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.2.1\|1.2.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.4\|1.7.4]] took the form of full releases, which then incremented the minor version number for a new version. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7\|1.7]] was a pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.2\|1.7.2]]. Some pre-releases shared the same version number as its full-release. Sometimes this happened because a version that was supposed to be a pre-release ended up being good enough to be used as the full release. For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]]. Other times, the two releases shared the same version number, but contained different code. For example, "1.5.2" was used for both its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2\|full release]] and its [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.5.2 (pre-release)\|pre-release]].

	From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release 1.11.1 and 1.8.8, which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].		From [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.7.6\|1.7.6]] until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13.2\|1.13.2]], pre-releases were named as their full release counterparts followed by "-pre" and a revision counter (Except for pre-release [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11.1\|1.11.1]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8.8\|1.8.8]], which use the previous pre-release format). For example, [[Minecraft:1.12-pre7]] is the seventh pre-release for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12\|1.12]].

	Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.		Since [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14\|1.14]], the word "pre-release" is spelled out in full. (However, the launcher nonetheless continues to use the shortened form with "-pre".) For example, [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14 Pre-Release 3\|1.14 Pre-Release 3]] is the third pre-release for 1.14.