Minecraft 1.17 1.17, the first release of the Caves and Cliffs update, is an upcoming major update for Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition themed around revamping caves, mountains, and cliffs. It was announced during Minecraft Live 2020 on October 3, 2020, and will likely be released in Summer 2021. Caves & Cliffs is an upcoming major themed update set to release in mid-2021 as Java Edition 1.17 and Bedrock Edition 1.17. 0. It was announced in Minecraft Live 2020.FurryBoi291 (talk) 19:46, 13 November 2020 (UTC)