26.4 Snapshot 5 — release journal
What 26.4-snapshot-5 changed for data packs, measured against 26.4-snapshot-4, the build before it. Released 2026-10-20; development build — not a release.
⚠ Entries removed
6 registry entries were removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.
Formats
| 26.4-snapshot-4 | 26.4-snapshot-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack format | 124.0 | 125.0 moved |
| Resource pack format | 100.1 | 100.2 moved |
| Data version | 5124 | 5125 |
Registries
100 entries added and 6 removed across 14 registries.
| Registry | Change | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|
advancement | changed | adventure/what_goes_around_comes_around, recipes/building_blocks/chiseled_packed_ice, recipes/building_blocks/chiseled_packed_ice_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/chiseled_packed_ice_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_slab, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_slab_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_slab_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_stairs, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_stairs_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_brick_stairs_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_bricks, recipes/building_blocks/packed_ice_bricks_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, recipes/decorations/packed_ice_brick_wall, recipes/decorations/packed_ice_brick_wall_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, recipes/decorations/packed_ice_brick_wall_from_packed_ice_stonecutting | — |
block | changed | chiseled_packed_ice, packed_ice_brick_slab, packed_ice_brick_stairs, packed_ice_brick_wall, packed_ice_bricks | — |
block_definition | changed | chiseled_packed_ice, packed_ice_brick_slab, packed_ice_brick_stairs, packed_ice_brick_wall, packed_ice_bricks | — |
item | changed | chiseled_packed_ice, packed_ice_brick_slab, packed_ice_brick_stairs, packed_ice_brick_wall, packed_ice_bricks | — |
item_definition | changed | chiseled_packed_ice, packed_ice_brick_slab, packed_ice_brick_stairs, packed_ice_brick_wall, packed_ice_bricks | — |
loot_table | changed | blocks/chiseled_packed_ice, blocks/packed_ice_brick_slab, blocks/packed_ice_brick_stairs, blocks/packed_ice_brick_wall, blocks/packed_ice_bricks | — |
model | changed | block/chiseled_packed_ice, block/packed_ice_brick_slab, block/packed_ice_brick_slab_top, block/packed_ice_brick_stairs, block/packed_ice_brick_stairs_inner, block/packed_ice_brick_stairs_outer, block/packed_ice_brick_wall_inventory, block/packed_ice_brick_wall_post, block/packed_ice_brick_wall_side, block/packed_ice_brick_wall_side_tall, block/packed_ice_bricks, block/template_icicle, block/template_icicle_base | block/icicle, block/icicle_base |
recipe | changed | chiseled_packed_ice, chiseled_packed_ice_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, chiseled_packed_ice_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_slab, packed_ice_brick_slab_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_slab_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_stairs, packed_ice_brick_stairs_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_stairs_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_wall, packed_ice_brick_wall_from_packed_ice_bricks_stonecutting, packed_ice_brick_wall_from_packed_ice_stonecutting, packed_ice_bricks, packed_ice_bricks_from_packed_ice_stonecutting | — |
sound | changed | block/ice/ambient1, block/ice/ambient10, block/ice/ambient11, block/ice/ambient12, block/ice/ambient13, block/ice/ambient14, block/ice/ambient15, block/ice/ambient16, block/ice/ambient17, block/ice/ambient18, block/ice/ambient19, block/ice/ambient2, block/ice/ambient20, block/ice/ambient21, block/ice/ambient22, block/ice/ambient23, block/ice/ambient3, block/ice/ambient4, block/ice/ambient5, block/ice/ambient6, block/ice/ambient7, block/ice/ambient8, block/ice/ambient9 | — |
sound_event | changed | block.ice.ambient | — |
tag/entity_type | changed | immune_to_freezing, immune_to_poison, immune_to_regeneration, immune_to_weakness, immune_to_wither | freeze_immune_entity_types, ignores_poison_and_regen |
tag/worldgen/biome | changed | spawns_cold_variants_underground | spawns_strays_without_powder_snow |
texture | changed | block/chiseled_packed_ice, block/packed_ice_bricks | — |
worldgen/density_function_type | changed | upscale | interpolated |
The official notes
Read the 26.4 Snapshot 5 article on minecraft.net.
That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:
- Network Protocol
- Data Pack Version 125.0
- Data Components
- World Generation
- Tags
- Resource Pack Version 100.2
- Block Sprites
In the journal
← 26.4-snapshot-4 · All builds · 26.4-snapshot-6 →
Sources
- misode/mcmeta — 26.4-snapshot-5 summary — formats and registries, generated from the game’s own data.
- minecraft.net — 26.4 Snapshot 5 — section names only.