Minecraft:Planned versions

Template:For Template:Split Template:Relevant category This page is about planned versions of all editions of Minecraft:Minecraft. These updates either have major sources to their existence or have received development versions.

Only editions with known planned updates are listed here; if no known planned updates exist, the edition is left out.

Both editions

File:The Sift.png

The Sift featuring a blub and new blocks as shown in Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026

Unnamed 2027 release

Template:Main A version number has not been made public, however an update is planned which will implement Minecraft:the Sift into the base game, a dimension that first appeared in Template:MCD2.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mclive_sept2026_recap</ref> All information here specifically comes from Minecraft gameplay footage, not Dungeons II (as it may contain exclusive features not planned for the base game).

Java Edition

26.4

Template:Main 26.4, the release of the fourth game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the fourth quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:ice caves biome, including Minecraft:frozen zombies.

Vibrant Visuals update

The Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals system is planned for implementation in an unspecified future update. No specific version number has been provided for when it will be implemented, as the current focus is based on refactoring graphical and rendering related systems in preparation.<ref name="rendering-thread">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref name="vulkan">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref name="java">Template:Mcnet</ref>

Bedrock Edition

26.60

Template:Main 26.60 is a minor update set to release on October 27, 2026, which introduces a native version of Template:BE for the Nintendo Switch 2.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Support for Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals will be included in this release, unlike the original Nintendo Switch version which is backward-compatibleTemplate:Verify with the Nintendo Switch 2.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> The render distance will also be increased from 12 to 28 chunks without Vibrant Visuals.

Together with this release, the Minecraft:Super Mario Mash-up, bundled with Nintendo platforms, will be updated for Vibrant Visuals. Additionally, newly purchased Minecraft:Minecoins will no longer be cross-platform available between Nintendo platforms and other platforms.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

A closed beta of this native release has been released for limited players on the Nintendo Switch 2.

26.70

26.70, the release of the fourth game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the fourth quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:ice caves biome, including Minecraft:frozen zombies.

Planned fixes

The following bugs have been resolved as "Fixed" on the bug tracker, and their fix version is "Future Update". (i.e. a version that has not yet been released) Note that these are not guaranteed to be fixed in the next (development) version.

Reviewed reports

Template:Expand section The following bugs have been reviewed by Mojang Studios' Triage Team, meaning they are aware about this bug. Note that these are not guaranteed to be fixed in the next (development) version.