Release candidate 1 fixes more bugs and improves the Minecraft 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Part 2 update. Players can download the first release candidate for version 1.18.1 using the official launcher.

How to download the update Once the update has been released, players can follow these steps to download the Java Edition of Minecraft 1.18: Step 1: Launch the Minecraft launcher.

Minecraft runs on Java version 17 as of this pre-release – and you can expect the same to be true of the live version of Java Edition once 1.18 officially lands.

The Java Edition version of 1.18.1 still needs to go through a round of testing.

After weeks of testing and refinement, Mojang Studios is finally releasing the 1.18.2 patch update for Minecraft: Java Edition, which includes dozens of fixes and technical updates.