Combat Update

The Combat Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.9, an upcoming update to Minecraft with no set release date. It is currently listed on the bug tracker as "Far Future Version - 1.9+" and has been mentioned by the Minecraft developers.

Jeb and Dinnerbone have stated that 1.9 will mostly add new features within the game rather than doing internal code rewrites like in 1.8. This is to make it easier for modders to update from 1.8 to 1.9, as updating to 1.8 from 1.7 was difficult due to many code rewrites.