26.1 — release journal
What 26.1 changed for data packs, measured against 26.1-rc-3, the build before it. Released 2026-03-24; full release.
💡 No measured change
Same data pack format, same registries. That is the strongest safe-for-data-packs signal a diff can give, and it is still not proof — behaviour changes and bug fixes are invisible to it.
Formats
| 26.1-rc-3 | 26.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 101.1 | 101.1 |
| Resource pack format | 84.0 | 84.0 |
| Data version | 4785 | 4786 |
Registries
No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.
The official notes
Read the 26.1 article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- World Storage
- Data Pack Versions 95 through 101.1
- World Clocks
- Timelines
- Environment Attributes
- Data-driven Villager Trades
- Mob Variants
- Commands
- Game Test Environments
- Data Components
- Entity Data
- Block States
- Loot Functions
- Predicates
- Number Providers
- Recipes
- Enchantments
- World Generation
- Tags
- Particles
- Text components
- Resource Pack Versions 75 through 84
- Block State Rendering
- Block Model Format
- Item Models
- Block Sprites
- UI Sprites
- Entity Textures
- Sounds
- Shaders & Post-process Effects
In the journal
← 26.1-rc-3 · All builds · 26.1.1-rc-1 →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 26.1 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 26.1 — section names only.