25w20a — release journal

What 25w20a changed for data packs, measured against 25w19a, the build before it. Released 2025-05-13; 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

39 entries added and 5 removed across 16 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`dialog`	new registry	`custom_options`, `server_links`	—
`dialog_body_type`	new registry	`item`, `plain_message`	—
`dialog_type`	new registry	`confirmation`, `dialog_list`, `multi_action`, `multi_action_input_form`, `notice`, `server_links`, `simple_input_form`	—
`input_control_type`	new registry	`boolean`, `number_range`, `single_option`, `text`	—
`submit_method_type`	new registry	`command_template`, `custom_form`, `custom_template`	—
`tag/dialog`	new registry	`pause_screen_additions`	—
`advancement`	changed	`recipes/combat/saddle`	—
`command_argument_type`	changed	`dialog`	—
`item`	changed	`music_disc_tears`	—
`item_definition`	changed	`music_disc_tears`	—
`jukebox_song`	changed	`tears`	—
`model`	changed	`item/music_disc_tears`	—
`recipe`	changed	`saddle`	—
`sound`	changed	`music/game/below_and_above`, `music/game/broken_clocks`, `music/game/fireflies`, `music/game/lilypad`, `music/game/os_piano`, `records/tears`	`entity/horse/eat1`, `entity/horse/eat2`, `entity/horse/eat3`, `entity/horse/eat4`, `entity/horse/eat5`
`sound_event`	changed	`music_disc.tears`	—
`texture`	changed	`gui/sprites/dialog/warning_button`, `gui/sprites/dialog/warning_button_disabled`, `gui/sprites/dialog/warning_button_highlighted`, `gui/sprites/icon/music_notes`, `gui/sprites/toast/now_playing`, `item/music_disc_tears`	—

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

misode/mcmeta — 25w20a summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 25w20a — section names only.