VERSION TIMELINE

November 18, 2011

The End dimension and Ender Dragon boss fight / Enchanting system with enchantment tables / Brewing system with potions

January 12, 2012

56 new language translations / Spawn eggs in Creative mode / Superflat world type

March 1, 2012

Jungle biome with jungle trees and ocelots / Iron Golems / Cats (tamed ocelots)

August 1, 2012

Trading with Villagers / Adventure mode / Emeralds and Emerald Ore

October 25, 2012

Wither boss and Wither Skeletons / Beacons / Anvils for repairing and renaming items

March 13, 2013

Redstone Comparators / Hoppers / Dropper block

July 1, 2013

Horses, Donkeys, and Mules / Horse armor and saddle mechanics / Leads (leashes) and Name Tags

October 25, 2013

Massive biome overhaul with many new biomes / Amplified world type / New flowers (Sunflower, Lilac, Rose Bush, Peony, etc.)

September 2, 2014

Ocean Monuments and Guardians/Elder Guardians / Prismarine, Sea Lanterns, and Sponge / Banners

February 29, 2016

Dual-wielding and off-hand slot / Attack cooldown and sweep attacks / Shields replaced sword blocking

June 8, 2016

Polar Bears / Husks (desert zombie variant) / Strays (cold skeleton variant)

November 14, 2016

Woodland Mansions / Vindicators and Evokers (Illagers) / Vexes summoned by Evokers

June 7, 2017

Concrete and Concrete Powder in 16 colors / Glazed Terracotta in 16 patterns / Parrots

July 18, 2018

Complete ocean overhaul with coral reefs / Dolphins, Turtles, and sea turtle eggs / Fish mobs (Cod, Salmon, Pufferfish, Tropical Fish)

April 23, 2019

Complete village overhaul with biome-specific architecture / Villager profession and trading system rework / Pillager Outposts

December 10, 2019

Bees and beehives/bee nests / Honey Blocks with unique redstone properties / Honeycomb and Honeycomb Blocks

June 23, 2020

Complete Nether overhaul with new biomes / Crimson Forest and Warped Forest biomes / Soul Sand Valley and Basalt Deltas biomes

June 8, 2021

Copper ore and copper blocks with oxidation / Amethyst Geodes and spyglass / Axolotls

November 30, 2021

World height extended from Y=0-256 to Y=-64 to Y=320 / Massive cave generation overhaul / Cheese caves, spaghetti caves, and noodle caves

June 7, 2022

Deep Dark biome and Ancient Cities / Warden mob (most powerful hostile mob) / Sculk blocks (Sculk, Sculk Catalyst, Sculk Shrieker, Sculk Vein)

July 27, 2022

August 5, 2022

December 7, 2022

March 14, 2023

June 7, 2023

Archaeology system with Brush and Suspicious Sand/Gravel / Decorated Pots from pottery sherds / Cherry Grove biome with Cherry Blossom trees

June 12, 2023

September 21, 2023

December 5, 2023

December 7, 2023

April 23, 2024

April 29, 2024

June 13, 2024

Trial Chambers (underground structures) / Breeze mob with wind charge attacks / Trial Spawners with scaling difficulty

August 8, 2024

October 22, 2024

October 23, 2024

December 3, 2024

March 25, 2025

June 17, 2025

June 30, 2025

July 17, 2025

September 30, 2025

October 7, 2025

December 9, 2025

March 24, 2026

Golden Dandelion and Potted Golden Dandelion / The first release numbered 26.1 instead of 1.22

April 1, 2026

April 9, 2026

June 16, 2026

Sulfur Caves, a new underground biome / Sulfur and Cinnabar, each with slabs, stairs, walls, bricks, polished and chiselled forms / Sulfur Spike and Potent Sulfur