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.

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

26.3, the release of the third game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the third quarter of 2026, which adds the dappled forest biome, including red shrubs, shelf mushrooms, wool stairs and slabs, and a new abandoned camp structure.

26.40 is a minor update with no set release date, which adds experimental features for the third drop of 2026 and fixes bugs.

26.50, the release of the third game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the third quarter of 2026, which adds the dappled forest biome, including red shrubs, shelf mushrooms, wool stairs and slabs, and a new abandoned camp structure.

A native release of Bedrock Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 is set to release later in 2026. Native support for Vibrant Visuals will be included in this release, unlike the original Nintendo Switch version.^[1]

The following bugs have been resolved as "Fixed" on the bug tracker, and their fix version is "Future Update". (i.e. a version that has not yet been released) Note that these are not guaranteed to be fixed in the next (development) version.

15 issues fixed

• MC-271069 – Item entities appear to fly towards the player when picked up by a dolphin that isn't being rendered
• MC-275111 – Two animals in a boat look sideways instead of at the player when lured
• MC-296006 – Entities are not looking at the player correctly whilst in a boat
• MC-305422 – Players can sometimes get kicked due to a waypoint packet the client fails to handle
• MC-308798 – Dolphins take much longer to pick up items
• MC-309022 – Shelf mushrooms generate facing the wrong direction
• MC-309027 – The success message of /teleport with coordinates specified reports that it affected 0 entities
• MC-309043 – Carpets can no longer be crafted
• MC-309056 – Poplar saplings are not destroyed by water
• MC-309067 – Wool slabs and stairs cannot be used as fuel
• MC-309082 – Wandering traders do not sell poplar logs
• MC-309105 – Wool stairs and slabs are not broken faster when using shears
• MC-309117 – Grass in dappled forests and poplar leaves appear green on maps
• MC-309205 – Poplar saplings cannot be used as fuel
• MC-309206 – Cobwebs are not destroyed by water

3 issues fixed

• MCPE-177604 – "Education Edition" toggle can be disabled in the Ore UI Edit World screen
• MCPE-194364 – Player spawns at bottom of ocean in Water World flat preset
• MCPE-235090 – Spears require more speed to dismount mobs than in Java Edition