1.19, the release of The Wild Update, is a major update to Java Edition, released on June 7, 2022. The update was first announced on October 16, 2021, during Minecraft Live 2021. It introduces brand-new materials, blocks, and locations, such as the deep dark and mangrove swamp biomes; ancient cities; mobs like the warden, the frog, the tadpole, and the allay, as well as new items obtainable only in these new biomes.
