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Java Edition 26.1 Pre-Release 3

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26.1 Pre-Release 3 (known as 26.1-pre-3 in the launcher) is the third and final pre-release for Java Edition 26.1, released on March 17, 2026.[1]

Changes

General

Data pack

World generation

  • count placement modifier
    • The count field is now limited to a range of 0 to 4096 instead of the previous 256.

Fixes

10 issues fixed

From the 26.1 development versions

  • MC-305118 – Resource packs previously labeled as "Broken or incompatible" don't show up at all.
  • MC-306240 – /fill does not obey the max_block_modifications game rule if too many blocks are in the specified area.
  • MC-306620 – Feeding a snifflet with a golden dandelion resets its age to the wrong amount of ticks.
  • MC-306805 – Baby zombie villagers' arms are positioned and move incorrectly when holding an item.

From the previous development version

  • MC-306850 – The caves and floating_islands noise settings no longer generate as intended.
  • MC-306854 – Unmentioned differences of villager trades between 1.21.11 and 26.1 snapshots.
  • MC-306859 – The arms of baby zombies, baby husks, gurgles, and baby zombie villagers clip through their worn chestplates when holding items.
  • MC-306860 – Player object text components in server status messages (MotD) are no longer replaced by fallback text.
  • MC-306898 – Placed / Configured Features are now limited to only 256 tries, previously higher numbers where possible.
  • MC-306899 – The blocklists of the fire_patch and soul_fire_patch features are inverted, causing generation issues.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft 26.1 Pre-Release 3" – Minecraft.net, March 17, 2026.

Sources