Java Edition version history

This article is about current updates for the PC version. For development versions, see Version history/Development versions. For future updates, see Planned versions. For other uses, see Version history (disambiguation).

Minecraft has been under consistent development from May 10, 2009 up until the present day.

Release

The release stage of Minecraft's development started on November 18, 2011 and has continued until the present day. At this point of development, the game was considered "complete", both having an "ending" and being ready for ratings and reviews. The game's price also increased from what it was in Beta, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.

1.12

Version	Release date
1.12 (World of Color Update)	June 7, 2017

1.11

Version	Release date
1.11.2	December 21, 2016
1.11.1	December 20, 2016
1.11 (Exploration Update)	November 14, 2016

1.10

Version	Release date
1.10.2	June 23, 2016
1.10.1	June 22, 2016
1.10 (Frostburn Update)	June 8, 2016

1.RV-Pre1

Version	Release date
1.RV-pre1 (Trendy Update)	March 30, 2016

1.9

Version	Release date
1.9.4	May 10, 2016
1.9.3	May 10, 2016
1.9.2	March 30, 2016
1.9.1	March 30, 2016
1.9 (Combat Update)	February 29, 2016

15w14a

Version	Release date
15w14a (Love and hugs update)	April 1, 2015

1.8

Version	Release date
1.8.9	December 9, 2015
1.8.8	July 28, 2015
1.8.7	June 5, 2015
1.8.6	May 25, 2015
1.8.5	May 22, 2015
1.8.4	April 17, 2015
1.8.3	February 20, 2015
1.8.2	February 19, 2015
1.8.1	November 24, 2014
1.8 (Bountiful Update)	September 2, 2014

1.7

Version	Release date
1.7.10	June 26, 2014
1.7.9	April 14, 2014
1.7.8	April 11, 2014
1.7.7	April 9, 2014
1.7.6	April 9, 2014
1.7.5	February 26, 2014
1.7.4	December 10, 2013
1.7.2 (The Update that Changed the World)	October 25, 2013

1.6

Version	Release date
1.6.4	September 19, 2013
1.6.2	July 8, 2013
1.6.1 (Horse Update)	July 1, 2013

2.0

Version	Release date
2.0 (April fools update)	April 1, 2013

1.5

Version	Release date
1.5.2	May 2, 2013
1.5.1	March 21, 2013
1.5 (Redstone Update)	March 13, 2013

1.4

Version	Release date
1.4.7	January 9, 2013
1.4.6	December 20, 2012
1.4.5	November 20, 2012
1.4.4	November 14, 2012
1.4.2 (Pretty Scary Update)	October 25, 2012

1.3

Version	Release date
1.3.2	August 16, 2012
1.3.1	August 1, 2012

1.2

Version	Release date
1.2.5	April 4, 2012
1.2.4	March 22, 2012
1.2.3	March 2, 2012
1.2.2	March 1, 2012
1.2.1	March 1, 2012

1.1

Version	Release date
1.1	January 12, 2012

1.0

Version	Release date
1.0.1 (Server only)	November 24, 2011
1.0.0	November 18, 2011

Beta

The Beta development phase started on December 20, 2010 and ended on November 18, 2011. The main goals of this development stage were a larger focus on polishing gameplay, additional content, and stability. The game's price also increased from what it was in Alpha, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.

Beta 1.8

Version	Release date
Beta 1.8.1	September 19, 2011
Beta 1.8 (Adventure Update)	September 15, 2011

Beta 1.7

Version	Release date
Beta 1.7.3	July 8, 2011
Beta 1.7.2	July 1, 2011
Beta 1.7.1	June 30, 2011
Beta 1.7	June 30, 2011

Beta 1.6

Version	Release date
Beta 1.6.6	May 31, 2011
Beta 1.6.5	May 28, 2011
Beta 1.6.4	May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.3	May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.2	May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.1	May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6	May 26, 2011

Beta 1.5

Version	Release date
Beta 1.5_01	April 20, 2011
Beta 1.5	April 19, 2011

Beta 1.4

Version	Release date
Beta 1.4_01	April 5, 2011
Beta 1.4	March 31, 2011

Beta 1.3

Version	Release date
Beta 1.3_01	February 23, 2011
Beta 1.3	February 22, 2011

Beta 1.2

Version	Release date
Beta 1.2_02	January 21, 2011
Beta 1.2_01	January 14, 2011
Beta 1.2	January 13, 2011

Beta 1.1

Version	Release date
Beta 1.1_02	December 22, 2010
Beta 1.1_01	December 22, 2010
Beta 1.1	December 22, 2010

Beta 1.0

Version	Release date
Beta 1.0_02	December 21, 2010
Beta 1.0_01	December 20, 2010
Beta 1.0	December 20, 2010

Alpha

The Alpha development phase started on June 29, 2010 and ended on December 20th, 2010. This version also limited the gamemode to Survival, but saw a re-release of multiplayer. At this time, Notch began developing the game full time, causing much more frequent updates. These were also the first versions which had to be purchased, though the price increased in later stages.

Alpha 1.2

Version	Release date
Alpha 1.2.6	December 3, 2010
Alpha 1.2.5	December 1, 2010
Alpha 1.2.4_01	November 30, 2010
Alpha 1.2.4	November 30, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_04	November 26, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_02	November 25, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_01	November 24, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3	November 24, 2010
Alpha 1.2.2	November 10, 2010
Alpha 1.2.1_01	November 5, 2010
Alpha 1.2.1	November 5, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0_02	October 31, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0_01	October 31, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0 (Halloween Update)	October 30, 2010

Alpha 1.1

Version	Release date
Alpha 1.1.2_01	September 23, 2010
Alpha 1.1.2	September 20, 2010
Alpha 1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday 1)	September 18, 2010
Alpha 1.1.0 (Seecret Friday 9)	September 10, 2010

Alpha 1.0

Version	Release date
Alpha 1.0.17_04	August 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.17_03	August 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.17 (Seecret Friday 8)	August 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16_02	August 13, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16_01	August 12, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16	August 12, 2010
Alpha 1.0.15 (First SMP version)	August 4, 2010
Alpha 1.0.14_01	August 3, 2010
Alpha 1.0.14 (Seecret Friday 7)	July 30, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13_02	July 29, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13_01	July 29, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13	July 28, 2010
Alpha 1.0.12	July 26, 2010
Alpha 1.0.11 (Seecret Friday 6)	July 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.10	July 22, 2010
Alpha 1.0.9	July 21, 2010
Alpha 1.0.8_01	July 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.8	July 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.7	July 19, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6_03	July 17, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6_01	July 17, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6 (Seecret Friday 5)	July 16, 2010
Alpha 1.0.5_01	July 14, 2010
Alpha 1.0.5	July 13, 2010
Alpha 1.0.4 (Seecret Friday 4)	July 9, 2010
Alpha 1.0.3	July 6, 2010
Alpha 1.0.2_01	July 6, 2010
Alpha 1.0.1_01	July 4, 2010
Alpha 1.0.1 (Seecret Friday 3)	July 3, 2010
Alpha 1.0.0	June 30, 2010

Infdev

Main article: Version history/Infdev

The Infdev development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 29, 2010. During this stage, Minecraft was only available in single-player Survival mode and versions were unnumbered. At this point, Notch rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

Release date
June 27, 2010
June 25, 2010 (Seecret Friday 2)
June 25, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 18, 2010 (Seecret Friday 1)
June 17, 2010
June 16, 2010
June 15, 2010
June 11, 2010
June 8, 2010
June 7, 2010
April 20, 2010
April 15, 2010
April 14, 2010
April 13, 2010
March 27, 2010
March 25, 2010
March 20, 2010
March 16, 2010
March 13, 2010
February 27, 2010

Indev

Main article: Version history/Indev

The Indev development phase started on December 23, 2009 and ended on February 27, 2010. It was the successor to the previous 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.

Release date	Version
February 23, 2010	Minecraft Indev
February 19, 2010
February 18, 2010
February 14, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 9, 2010
February 6, 2010
February 5, 2010	0.31
February 4, 2010
February 2, 2010
February 1, 2010
January 31, 2010
January 30, 2010
January 29, 2010
January 28, 2010
January 26, 2010
January 25, 2010
January 24, 2010
January 22, 2010
January 13, 2010
January 11, 2010 (Second update)
January 11, 2010
January 9, 2010
January 7, 2010
January 6, 2010
January 5, 2010
December 25, 2009
December 23, 2009 (Second update)
December 23, 2009

Classic

Main article: Version history/Classic

Classic was the first long development phase of the game, in which it was constantly improved and updated over several months. It occured between May 16 and December 23, 2009. The original game mode was Creative, but on September 1, 2009 development began for Survival mode under the name Survival Test.

Survival Test

Version	Release date
0.30_03	December 22, 2009
0.30_02	December 19, 2009
0.30_01	December 8, 2009
0.30	November 10, 2009
0.29_02	October 30, 2009
0.29_01	October 29, 2009
0.29	October 29, 2009
0.28_01	October 27, 2009
0.28	October 27, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 12	October 25, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 11	October 25, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 10	October 24, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 9	October 24, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 8	October 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 7	October 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 6	October 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 5	October 22, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 4	October 22, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 3	October 20, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 2	September 3, 2009
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	August 31, 2009
0.24_07	August 28, 2009
0.24_06	August 25, 2009
0.24_05	August 22, 2009
0.24_04	August 20, 2009
0.24_03	August 18, 2009
0.24_02	August 14, 2009
0.24_01	August 13, 2009
0.24	August 4, 2009

Multiplayer test

Version	Release date
0.23	July 11, 2009
0.0.22a_05	June 30, 2009
0.0.22a	June 30, 2009
0.0.21a_01	June 23, 2009
0.0.21a	June 23, 2009
0.0.20a_02	June 20, 2009
0.0.20a	June 20, 2009
0.0.19a_06	June 20, 2009
0.0.19a	June 20, 2009
0.0.18a_02	June 14, 2009
0.0.18a_01	June 14, 2009
0.0.18a	June 14, 2009
0.0.17a_02	June 10, 2009
0.0.17a	June 10, 2009
0.0.16a_02	June 10, 2009
0.0.16a_01	June 10, 2009
0.0.16a	June 8, 2009
0.0.15a_03	June 8, 2009
0.0.15a_02	June 3, 2009
0.0.15a_01	June 1, 2009

Prior updates

Version	Release date
0.0.15a	May 28, 2009
0.0.14a_02	May 28, 2009
0.0.14a_01	May 28, 2009
0.0.14a	May 25, 2009
0.0.13a_04	May 22, 2009
0.0.13a_03	May 22, 2009
0.0.13a_02	May 22, 2009
0.0.13a	May 21, 2009
0.0.12a_03	May 20, 2009
0.0.12a_02	May 20, 2009
0.0.12a_01	May 20, 2009
0.0.12a	May 20, 2009
0.0.11a	May 17, 2009
0.0.9a	May 16, 2009

Pre-classic

Main article: Version history/Pre-classic

Pre-classic was the initial development phase of Minecraft, in which the very basic mechanics and elements of the game were developed, tested and improved over the period of less than a week: from May 10 to May 16, 2009. It was not originally released to the public, but it is now playable via the launcher.

Version	Release date
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-161348)	May 16, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-160052)	May 15, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a	May 14, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132328)	May 13, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132211)	May 13, 2009
Pre 0.0.0	May 10, 2009