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11 May 2026
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Minecraft moves to a new version numbering system and announces the Chaos Cubed update
Mojang is switching Minecraft to a year-based version numbering scheme. The studio also teased Chaos Cubed as one of the next major beats for the game.
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Mojang has announced that Minecraft will move to a new version numbering system based on release years. Instead of older-style labels, updates will now use names like 26.1 and 26.2, making it easier to identify how current a client build is.
The studio also highlighted recent additions such as Tiny Takeover and teased the upcoming Chaos Cubed update, reinforcing its plan to deliver more readable and regular content beats.
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