26.2 Snapshot 5 — release journal

What 26.2-snapshot-5 changed for data packs, measured against 26.2-snapshot-4, the build before it. Released 2026-04-28; development build — not a release.

⚠ Entries removed

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

Formats

	26.2-snapshot-4	26.2-snapshot-5
Data pack format	103.0	104.0 moved
Resource pack format	86.1	86.2 moved
Data version	4887	4889

Registries

73 entries added and 3 removed across 12 registries.

Registry	Change	Added	Removed
`attribute`	changed	`name_tag_distance`	`nameplate_distance`
`block_predicate_type`	changed	`matching_biomes`	—
`command_argument_type`	changed	`team_color`	`color`
`particle_type`	changed	`geyser`, `geyser_base`, `geyser_plume`, `geyser_poof`	—
`sound`	changed	`block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption1`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption2`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption3`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption4`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption5`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption6`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption7`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption8`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active1`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active2`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active3`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active4`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active5`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active6`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active7`, `block/potent_sulfur/sulfur_spring/eruption_active8`, `block/sulfur_spike/land1`, `block/sulfur_spike/land2`, `block/sulfur_spike/land3`, `block/sulfur_spike/land4`, `block/sulfur_spike/land5`, `block/sulfur_spike/land6`, `block/sulfur_spike/land7`	—
`sound_event`	changed	`block.potent_sulfur.geyser_eruption`, `block.potent_sulfur.geyser_eruption_active`, `block.sulfur_spike.break`, `block.sulfur_spike.fall`, `block.sulfur_spike.hit`, `block.sulfur_spike.land`, `block.sulfur_spike.place`, `block.sulfur_spike.step`	—
`sulfur_cube_archetype`	changed	`explosive`	—
`tag/block`	changed	`default_immune_to`, `fox_immune_to`, `polar_bear_immune_to`, `snow_golem_immune_to`, `stray_immune_to`, `wither_immune_to`, `wither_skeleton_immune_to`	—
`tag/item`	changed	`sulfur_cube_archetype/explosive`	—
`test_environment_definition_type`	changed	`difficulty`	—
`texture`	changed	`particle/geyser_base_01`, `particle/geyser_base_02`, `particle/geyser_base_03`, `particle/geyser_base_04`, `particle/geyser_base_05`, `particle/geyser_base_06`, `particle/geyser_base_07`, `particle/geyser_base_08`, `particle/geyser_plume_01`, `particle/geyser_plume_02`, `particle/geyser_plume_03`, `particle/geyser_plume_04`, `particle/geyser_plume_05`, `particle/geyser_plume_06`, `particle/geyser_plume_07`, `particle/geyser_plume_08`, `particle/geyser_poof_01`, `particle/geyser_poof_02`, `particle/geyser_poof_03`, `particle/geyser_poof_04`, `particle/geyser_poof_05`, `particle/geyser_poof_06`, `particle/geyser_poof_07`, `particle/geyser_poof_08`	—
`worldgen/density_function_type`	changed	`interval_select`	`weird_scaled_sampler`

The official notes

Read the 26.2 Snapshot 5 article on minecraft.net.

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

Minecraft Server Management Protocol 3.0.0
Data Pack Version 104.0
Commands
World Generation
Tags
Particles
Game Test Environments
Resource Pack Version 86.2
Sounds
Particles

Minecraft Wiki page for 26.2-snapshot-5.

In the journal

← 26.2-snapshot-4 · All builds · 26.2-snapshot-6 →

Sources

misode/mcmeta — 26.2-snapshot-5 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
minecraft.net — 26.2 Snapshot 5 — section names only.