Planned versions

This page is about planned versions of all editions of Minecraft. These updates either have major sources to their existence or have received development versions.

Note that only editions with known planned updates are listed here; if no known planned updates exist, the edition is left out.

1.18
1.18, the release of Caves & Cliffs: Part II, is an upcoming major update to set to release at the end of 2021, which will revamp mountains and cave generation.

The Wild update (1.19)
Presumptively 1.19, this update was announced at Minecraft Live 2021.

Combat changes
The combat system is planned to be reworked in a future update, keeping the cooldown but only allowing the player to attack when fully charged. It is not known yet when those changes will be made, as they are developed in parallel to other features and will make it into the game "when they're good enough". The update in which they are included will also not be a combat-themed update.

1.17.40
1.17.40 is an upcoming minor update to with no set release date, which will fix bugs.

1.18.0
1.18.0, the release of Caves & Cliffs: Part II, is an upcoming major update to set to release at the end of 2021, which will revamp mountains and cave generation.

Wilds Update (1.19.0)
Presumptively 1.19.0, this update was announced at Minecraft Live 2021.

1.17
1.17, the release of the GOAT Update, is an upcoming major update to set to release in 2021, which will bring the Nether Update and the Caves & Cliffs: Part I features, as well as Flipgrid and Teams integrations.