Status Updates

Server Update timeline

Launch history, version rollouts, security maintenance, and infrastructure upgrades.

  1. 2026
  2. Apr 5, 2026Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with standard hardening updates.

  3. Apr 2, 2026Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 26.1.1

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 26.1.1

  4. Jan 5, 2026Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with OS and firewall updates.

  5. 2025
  6. Dec 23, 2025Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.11

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.11

  7. Oct 21, 2025Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.10

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.10

  8. Oct 5, 2025Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with kernel and dependency patches.

  9. Jul 31, 2025Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.8

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.8

  10. Jul 12, 2025Hardware

    Hardware Upgrade: Storage Expansion

    Hardware

    Added additional NVMe capacity for region data and backup retention.

  11. Jul 5, 2025Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with access-control hardening.

  12. Apr 8, 2025Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.5

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.5

  13. Apr 5, 2025Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with routine host patching.

  14. Jan 5, 2025Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with network stack updates.

  15. 2024
  16. Dec 17, 2024Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.4

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.4

  17. Nov 6, 2024Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.3

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.3

  18. Oct 5, 2024Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with TLS and edge filtering updates.

  19. Aug 22, 2024Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21.1

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21.1

  20. Jul 5, 2024Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host and runtime patch rollup.

  21. Jun 27, 2024Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.21

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.21

  22. May 13, 2024Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.20.6

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.20.6

  23. Apr 5, 2024Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with standard hardening updates.

  24. Jan 5, 2024Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with service account key rotation.

  25. 2023
  26. Dec 21, 2023Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.20.4

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.20.4

  27. Oct 5, 2023Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with package and policy updates.

  28. Oct 5, 2023Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.20.2

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.20.2

  29. Jul 5, 2023Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with mitigation rule refresh.

  30. Jun 26, 2023Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.20.1

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.20.1

  31. Apr 5, 2023Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with permissions and patch baseline updates.

  32. Mar 28, 2023Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.19.4

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.19.4

  33. Jan 5, 2023Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host security patches.

  34. 2022
  35. Dec 21, 2022Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.19.3

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.19.3

  36. Oct 5, 2022Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with anti-abuse and firewall tuning.

  37. Aug 19, 2022Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.19.2

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.19.2

  38. Aug 13, 2022Hardware

    Hardware Upgrade: CPU + Memory

    Hardware

    Upgraded compute host to improve tick stability during peak player load.

  39. Jul 5, 2022Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with service patch cycle.

  40. Jun 21, 2022Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.19

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.19

  41. Apr 5, 2022Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with hardened runtime updates.

  42. Mar 14, 2022Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.18.2

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.18.2

  43. Jan 5, 2022Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with control-plane patching.

  44. 2021
  45. Dec 24, 2021Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.18.1

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.18.1

  46. Oct 5, 2021Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with routine host updates.

  47. Jul 20, 2021Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.17.1

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.17.1

  48. Jul 5, 2021Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with patch baseline refresh.

  49. Apr 5, 2021Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with audit logging improvements.

  50. Jan 29, 2021Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.16.5

    Main & Hardcore

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.16.5

  51. Jan 5, 2021Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host and panel patching.

  52. 2020
  53. Dec 15, 2020Status

    RebelMC Hardcore Lauches

    Hardcore

    RebelMC Hardcore launched on vanilla 1.16.4

  54. Nov 16, 2020Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.16.4

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.16.4

  55. Nov 14, 2020Hardware

    Hardware Upgrade: Network and I/O

    Hardware

    Replaced networking gear and improved disk throughput to reduce latency under load.

  56. Oct 5, 2020Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with policy and package patching.

  57. Sep 24, 2020Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.16.3

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.16.3

  58. Jul 8, 2020Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.16.1

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.16.1

  59. Jul 5, 2020Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with standard security updates.

  60. Apr 5, 2020Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with platform patching.

  61. Feb 4, 2020Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.15.2

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.15.2

  62. Jan 5, 2020Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host and daemon updates.

  63. 2019
  64. Dec 31, 2019Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.15.1

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.15.1

  65. Oct 5, 2019Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with policy hardening.

  66. Aug 2, 2019Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.14.4

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.14.4

  67. Jul 5, 2019Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with package patch rollup.

  68. Apr 5, 2019Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with access and patch policy updates.

  69. Jan 5, 2019Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host security updates.

  70. 2018
  71. Nov 5, 2018Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.13.2

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.13.2

  72. Oct 5, 2018Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with service hardening.

  73. Sep 15, 2018Hardware

    Hardware Upgrade: Storage Refresh

    Hardware

    Migrated world storage to faster disks and expanded backup capacity.

  74. Sep 5, 2018Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.13.1

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.13.1

  75. Aug 1, 2018Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.13

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.13

  76. Jul 5, 2018Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with maintenance patch set.

  77. Apr 5, 2018Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q2 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with patch baseline updates.

  78. Jan 5, 2018Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Server

    Q1 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with host and panel updates.

  79. 2017
  80. Oct 5, 2017Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Main

    Q4 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC with routine hardening updates.

  81. Oct 2, 2017Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.12.2

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.12.2

  82. Aug 17, 2017Version

    Version Upgrade: Minecraft 1.12.1

    Main

    Minecraft upgraded to 1.12.1

  83. Jul 5, 2017Security

    Quarterly Security Patching

    Main

    Q3 security maintenance window completed at 02:00 UTC shortly after launch.

  84. Jun 15, 2017Status

    Rebel MC Launches

    Main

    RebelMC launched on vanilla 1.12