Version.json

version.json is embedded within client.jar in .minecraft/versions/  or server.jar since 18w47b. It offers some basic information about the version's attributes.

JSON format
This is the JSON format for version.json.


 * The root object.
 * : The version's identifier.
 * : The version's user-friendly name.
 * : The version's release target.
 * : The data version of this version.
 * : The protocol version of this version.
 * : The resource/data pack format number of this version.
 * : The release time of this version in ISO 8601 format.
 * : Whether this version is a release version.