Updates to minecraft ranged from 1.0 to 1.17.1. each major update was added 0.1 and each smaller update added 0.0.1.
each update was a change on the game each update changes something in minecraft. after the game was crated in 2009
the game had 17 major updates each changing the game forever
1.0 The Adventure update happens the end and enchanting are added
1.1 Spawn eggs get added
1.2 jungles and iron golems get added
1.3 trading and temples get added
1.4 withers anvils and command blocks get addedl
1.5 Redstone update more redstone components get added
1.6 horse update. adds horses
1.7 The update that changed the world. new biomes are added and a new world generator is added
1.8 bountiful update. ocean monuments and slime block are added
1.9 the combat update. end cities, elytras, and combat changes
1.10 The Frostburn update polarbears and magma blocks get added
1.11 exploration update. woodlang mansions and shulker boxes get added
1.12 The world of color update. parrots, new wool colors, concreate, and terrocota gets added
1.13 Update aquatic comes. Drowned, phantoms, coral reefs, tropical fish and turtles get added
1.14 Village and Pillage gets added. Textures get reskined, piligers, bamboo, pandas, and ravengers are added
1.15 Buzzy bees update. bees get added and so does honey
1.16 The nether update. netherite gets added piglins, hoglins,the warped forst, the crimson forest
the soul sand valleys, piglin brutes, bastions and achient
1.17 The caves and cliffs update. goats, new caves, the new y level is -64, bronze, wax, glow lichen
axolotls, glow squids, and ores are retextured