24w03a — release journal

What 24w03a changed for data packs, measured against 23w51b, the build before it. Released 2024-01-17; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

5 registry entries were removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.

Formats

38 entries added and 5 removed across 7 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`attribute`	changed	`player.block_interaction_range`, `player.entity_interaction_range`	`generic.block_interaction_range`, `generic.entity_interaction_range`
`enchantment`	changed	`sweeping_edge`	`sweeping`
`experiment/update_1_21/tag/entity_type`	changed	`deflects_projectiles`	`deflects_arrows`, `deflects_tridents`
`tag/block`	changed	`armadillo_spawnable_on`	—
`tag/entity_type`	changed	`aquatic`, `arthropod`, `ignores_poison_and_regen`, `illager`, `illager_friends`, `inverted_healing_and_harm`, `not_scary_for_pufferfish`, `sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods`, `sensitive_to_impaling`, `wither_friends`	—
`tag/item`	changed	`chest_armor`, `enchantable/armor`, `enchantable/bow`, `enchantable/chest_armor`, `enchantable/crossbow`, `enchantable/durability`, `enchantable/equippable`, `enchantable/fishing`, `enchantable/foot_armor`, `enchantable/head_armor`, `enchantable/leg_armor`, `enchantable/mining`, `enchantable/mining_loot`, `enchantable/sword`, `enchantable/trident`, `enchantable/vanishing`, `enchantable/weapon`, `foot_armor`, `head_armor`, `leg_armor`, `skulls`	—
`trigger_type`	changed	`any_block_use`, `default_block_use`	—

That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:

misode/mcmeta — 24w03a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 24w03a — section names only.