Java Edition 1.10

 is an upcoming major update to Minecraft with no set release date. Snapshots are not expected to begin before the week of April 27th.

Version number
The version number of this update is 1.10. It is currently listed on the bug tracker as "Future Version - 1.10+", and this version has been referred to as 1.10 by Minecraft developers Erik Broes (Grum), Nathan Adams (Dinnerbone) , Jens Bergenstein (Jeb) and Michael Stoyke (Searge).

Planned additions

 * Blocks
 * A new block, portrayed in a teaser screenshot of it being in the Nether.
 * "don't step on it", Jeb warns.
 * Possibly seamless slabs and bark blocks "if we find a good recipe".


 * Mobs
 * Polar bears
 * Cubs are peaceful, adults are neutral unless cubs are nearby.
 * Portrayed in a teaser screenshot of an adult and a cub in a snowy biome.
 * New Skeleton-like night-time mob.
 * Nothing confirmed about the behavior yet, may just be a skeleton re-texture.


 * Taiga Villages
 * Planned to have villages spawn in Taiga Biomes.

Planned changes

 * Numerical block IDs
 * Limit will get removed
 * Block states
 * Can now be used in.
 * For example, to set down a block of blue wool, it will be instead of.


 * Villages
 * May generate in taiga biomes.
 * Wooden bridges generate over water, as they currently do in Pocket Edition.
 * Grass paths will also generate instead of gravel roads
 * May generate with wood types other than oak.


 * Mobs
 * Endermen
 * Can now "reach the Nether"