26.20
Bedrock 26.20: Meet the Sulfur Cube
A bizarre new mob that transforms based on what you feed it — plus Realms party support and major OreUI improvements.
Update News
Minecraft Update News & Patch Notes
2026 Releases
26.10
Bedrock 26.10: Trading Changes & Lighting Fixes
Name Tags move to Wandering Traders, Librarians trade candles, and the sky light memory bug is finally squashed.
Java 26.1
Java 26.1: Trumpet Copper & Golden Dandelions
Copper note blocks gain a brass voice, baby mobs can be frozen in time, and Java's default memory finally jumps to 4 GB.
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Editorial & Retrospectives
Retrospective
Tricky Trials Retrospective
Two years on, looking back at the 1.21 update that introduced Trial Chambers, the Mace, and the Crafter — and changed the mid-game forever.
Versioning Note
As of 2026, Mojang has shifted to a year-based versioning scheme for Minecraft. There is no “1.22” — releases through 2026 are numbered as 26.x for both Java and Bedrock. The first release of each year is the major (e.g., 26.0), with periodic minor updates following.
Pre-2026 versions remain on the old 1.x scheme. The most recent legacy major was 1.21 Tricky Trials.