Minecraft:Version history

This page is a list of version history pages for the various development stages of each edition and type of Minecraft game.

Java Edition

• Version history
  • Pre-Classic (May 10/11 – May 16, 2009) (Cave game)
  • Classic (May 16 – November 10, 2009)
  • Indev (December 23, 2009 – February 23, 2010)
  • Infdev (February 27 – June 29/30, 2010)
  • Alpha (June 29/30 – December 3, 2010)
  • Beta (December 20, 2010 – November 11, 2011)
  • Full release (November 18, 2011 – present)
• Development versions
• Protocol history

Bedrock Edition

• Version history
  • Minecraft:Pocket Edition Alpha (August 16, 2011 – November 18, 2016)
  • Template:El (December 19, 2016 – September 15, 2017)
  • Template:BE (September 20, 2017 – present)
• Development versions (November 22, 2013 – present)
• Protocol history

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

• Version history (September 13, 2017 – January 15, 2019)

Minecraft Education

• Version history
  • Early access (June 28 – October 2, 2016)
  • Template:El full release (November 1, 2016 – present)
• Development versions (June 9, 2016 – present)

MinecraftEdu

• Version history
  • Beta (mid-June 2011 – 2013)
  • Full release (2013 – April 5, 2016)

Pi Edition

• Release (February 11, 2013)

Minecraft: Story Mode

• Version history (October 13, 2015 – April 26, 2018)

Minecraft Earth

• Version history (July 16, 2019 – January 5, 2021)

Minecraft Dungeons

• Version history (May 26, 2020 – November 30, 2022)

Minecraft Dungeons II

• Set to release soon in fall 2026.

Minecraft Legends

• Version history (April 18, 2023 – December 7, 2023)

Minecraft Launcher

• Version history (April 18, 2013 – present)

Legacy Console Edition

• Version history
  • Template:El (May 9, 2012 – April 30, 2019)
  • Template:El (September 5, 2014 – April 9, 2024)
  • Template:El (December 17, 2013 – April 15, 2020)
  • Template:El (September 4, 2014 – August 13, 2024)
  • Template:El (October 14, 2014 – April 15, 2020)
  • Template:El (December 17, 2015 – March 19, 2019)
  • Template:El (May 11, 2017 – June 21, 2018)

See also

• See Minecraft:Version types for definitions of all version types (e.g. hotfixes, pre-releases, etc.).
• See Minecraft:Version formats for information about how versions and version numbers are formatted.
• See Minecraft:Major update for a list of major updates released before the game drop system was added.
• See Minecraft:Game drop for a list of updates released after themed drop system was added (excluding Minecraft:Tricky Trials).