26.2 Pre-Release 2 — release journal

What 26.2-pre-2 changed for data packs, measured against 26.2-pre-1, the build before it. Released 2026-05-28; development build — not a release.

⚠ Format moved, no registry changed

The data pack format moved but no registry entry changed. That is not a no-op: the change is in file schemas — field shapes and required keys — which a registry diff cannot see. Read the article's technical sections below.

Formats

26.2-pre-126.2-pre-2
Data pack format106.1107.0 moved
Resource pack format88.088.0
Data version48944895

Registries

No registry gained, lost or changed an entry.

The official notes

Read the 26.2 Pre-Release 2 article on minecraft.net.

The article has no technical-changes section — it lists bug fixes only, or predates that heading.

Minecraft Wiki page for 26.2-pre-2.

In the journal

← 26.2-pre-1 · All builds · 26.2-pre-3 →

Sources