25w08a — release journal

What 25w08a changed for data packs, measured against 25w07a, the build before it. Released 2025-02-19; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

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

Formats

	25w07a	25w08a
Data pack format	67.0	68.0 moved
Resource pack format	52.0	53.0 moved
Data version	4315	4316

Registries

294 entries added and 19 removed across 6 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`wolf_sound_variant`	new registry	`angry`, `big`, `classic`, `cute`, `grumpy`, `puglin`, `sad`	—
`data_component_type`	changed	`wolf/sound_variant`	—
`model`	changed	`item/allay_spawn_egg`, `item/armadillo_spawn_egg`, `item/axolotl_spawn_egg`, `item/bat_spawn_egg`, `item/bee_spawn_egg`, `item/blaze_spawn_egg`, `item/bogged_spawn_egg`, `item/breeze_spawn_egg`, `item/camel_spawn_egg`, `item/cat_spawn_egg`, `item/cave_spider_spawn_egg`, `item/chicken_spawn_egg`, `item/cod_spawn_egg`, `item/cow_spawn_egg`, `item/creaking_spawn_egg`, `item/creeper_spawn_egg`, `item/dolphin_spawn_egg`, `item/donkey_spawn_egg`, `item/drowned_spawn_egg`, `item/elder_guardian_spawn_egg`, `item/ender_dragon_spawn_egg`, `item/enderman_spawn_egg`, `item/endermite_spawn_egg`, `item/evoker_spawn_egg`, `item/fox_spawn_egg`, `item/frog_spawn_egg`, `item/ghast_spawn_egg`, `item/glow_squid_spawn_egg`, `item/goat_spawn_egg`, `item/guardian_spawn_egg`, `item/hoglin_spawn_egg`, `item/horse_spawn_egg`, `item/husk_spawn_egg`, `item/iron_golem_spawn_egg`, `item/llama_spawn_egg`, `item/magma_cube_spawn_egg`, `item/mooshroom_spawn_egg`, `item/mule_spawn_egg`, `item/ocelot_spawn_egg`, `item/panda_spawn_egg`, `item/parrot_spawn_egg`, `item/phantom_spawn_egg`, `item/pig_spawn_egg`, `item/piglin_brute_spawn_egg`, `item/piglin_spawn_egg`, `item/pillager_spawn_egg`, `item/polar_bear_spawn_egg`, `item/pufferfish_spawn_egg`, `item/rabbit_spawn_egg`, `item/ravager_spawn_egg`, `item/salmon_spawn_egg`, `item/sheep_spawn_egg`, `item/shulker_spawn_egg`, `item/silverfish_spawn_egg`, `item/skeleton_horse_spawn_egg`, `item/skeleton_spawn_egg`, `item/slime_spawn_egg`, `item/sniffer_spawn_egg`, `item/snow_golem_spawn_egg`, `item/spider_spawn_egg` and 21 more	`item/template_spawn_egg`
`sound`	changed	`mob/wolf/angry/bark1`, `mob/wolf/angry/bark2`, `mob/wolf/angry/bark3`, `mob/wolf/angry/death`, `mob/wolf/angry/growl1`, `mob/wolf/angry/growl2`, `mob/wolf/angry/growl3`, `mob/wolf/angry/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/angry/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/angry/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/angry/panting`, `mob/wolf/angry/whine`, `mob/wolf/big/bark1`, `mob/wolf/big/bark2`, `mob/wolf/big/bark3`, `mob/wolf/big/death`, `mob/wolf/big/growl1`, `mob/wolf/big/growl2`, `mob/wolf/big/growl3`, `mob/wolf/big/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/big/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/big/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/big/panting`, `mob/wolf/big/whine`, `mob/wolf/classic/bark1`, `mob/wolf/classic/bark2`, `mob/wolf/classic/bark3`, `mob/wolf/classic/death`, `mob/wolf/classic/growl1`, `mob/wolf/classic/growl2`, `mob/wolf/classic/growl3`, `mob/wolf/classic/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/classic/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/classic/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/classic/panting`, `mob/wolf/classic/whine`, `mob/wolf/cute/bark1`, `mob/wolf/cute/bark2`, `mob/wolf/cute/bark3`, `mob/wolf/cute/death`, `mob/wolf/cute/growl1`, `mob/wolf/cute/growl2`, `mob/wolf/cute/growl3`, `mob/wolf/cute/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/cute/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/cute/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/cute/panting`, `mob/wolf/cute/whine`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/bark1`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/bark2`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/bark3`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/death`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/growl1`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/growl2`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/growl3`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/panting`, `mob/wolf/grumpy/whine` and 24 more	`mob/wolf/bark1`, `mob/wolf/bark2`, `mob/wolf/bark3`, `mob/wolf/death`, `mob/wolf/growl1`, `mob/wolf/growl2`, `mob/wolf/growl3`, `mob/wolf/howl1`, `mob/wolf/howl2`, `mob/wolf/hurt1`, `mob/wolf/hurt2`, `mob/wolf/hurt3`, `mob/wolf/panting`, `mob/wolf/whine`
`sound_event`	changed	`entity.wolf_angry.ambient`, `entity.wolf_angry.death`, `entity.wolf_angry.growl`, `entity.wolf_angry.hurt`, `entity.wolf_angry.pant`, `entity.wolf_angry.whine`, `entity.wolf_big.ambient`, `entity.wolf_big.death`, `entity.wolf_big.growl`, `entity.wolf_big.hurt`, `entity.wolf_big.pant`, `entity.wolf_big.whine`, `entity.wolf_cute.ambient`, `entity.wolf_cute.death`, `entity.wolf_cute.growl`, `entity.wolf_cute.hurt`, `entity.wolf_cute.pant`, `entity.wolf_cute.whine`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.ambient`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.death`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.growl`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.hurt`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.pant`, `entity.wolf_grumpy.whine`, `entity.wolf_puglin.ambient`, `entity.wolf_puglin.death`, `entity.wolf_puglin.growl`, `entity.wolf_puglin.hurt`, `entity.wolf_puglin.pant`, `entity.wolf_puglin.whine`, `entity.wolf_sad.ambient`, `entity.wolf_sad.death`, `entity.wolf_sad.growl`, `entity.wolf_sad.hurt`, `entity.wolf_sad.pant`, `entity.wolf_sad.whine`	`entity.wolf.howl`
`texture`	changed	`colormap/dry_foliage`, `entity/sheep/sheep_wool`, `entity/sheep/sheep_wool_undercoat`, `item/allay_spawn_egg`, `item/armadillo_spawn_egg`, `item/axolotl_spawn_egg`, `item/bat_spawn_egg`, `item/bee_spawn_egg`, `item/blaze_spawn_egg`, `item/bogged_spawn_egg`, `item/breeze_spawn_egg`, `item/camel_spawn_egg`, `item/cat_spawn_egg`, `item/cave_spider_spawn_egg`, `item/chicken_spawn_egg`, `item/cod_spawn_egg`, `item/cow_spawn_egg`, `item/creaking_spawn_egg`, `item/creeper_spawn_egg`, `item/dolphin_spawn_egg`, `item/donkey_spawn_egg`, `item/drowned_spawn_egg`, `item/elder_guardian_spawn_egg`, `item/ender_dragon_spawn_egg`, `item/enderman_spawn_egg`, `item/endermite_spawn_egg`, `item/evoker_spawn_egg`, `item/fox_spawn_egg`, `item/frog_spawn_egg`, `item/ghast_spawn_egg`, `item/glow_squid_spawn_egg`, `item/goat_spawn_egg`, `item/guardian_spawn_egg`, `item/hoglin_spawn_egg`, `item/horse_spawn_egg`, `item/husk_spawn_egg`, `item/iron_golem_spawn_egg`, `item/leaf_litter`, `item/llama_spawn_egg`, `item/magma_cube_spawn_egg`, `item/mooshroom_spawn_egg`, `item/mule_spawn_egg`, `item/ocelot_spawn_egg`, `item/panda_spawn_egg`, `item/parrot_spawn_egg`, `item/phantom_spawn_egg`, `item/pig_spawn_egg`, `item/piglin_brute_spawn_egg`, `item/piglin_spawn_egg`, `item/pillager_spawn_egg`, `item/polar_bear_spawn_egg`, `item/pufferfish_spawn_egg`, `item/rabbit_spawn_egg`, `item/ravager_spawn_egg`, `item/salmon_spawn_egg`, `item/sheep_spawn_egg`, `item/shulker_spawn_egg`, `item/silverfish_spawn_egg`, `item/skeleton_horse_spawn_egg`, `item/skeleton_spawn_egg` and 25 more	`entity/sheep/sheep_fur`, `item/spawn_egg`, `item/spawn_egg_overlay`

The official notes

Read the 25w08a article on minecraft.net.

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

Data Pack Version 68
Wolf Sound Variants
Item Components
Resource Pack Version 53
Updated textures for Spawn Eggs
Equipment Assets
New and updated Wolf sound variants

Minecraft Wiki page for 25w08a.

In the journal

← 25w07a · All builds · 25w09a →

Sources

misode/mcmeta — 25w08a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 25w08a — section names only.