Java Edition 26.2 Pre-Release 2

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Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 2

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26.2 Pre-Release 2 (known as 26.2-pre-2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 26.2, released on May 28, 2026.^[1]

Changes

General

Data pack

The pack format version is now 107.0.

Removals

Gameplay

Attribute swapping

Has been removed.

Fixes

13 issues fixed

From released versions before 26.2

MC-305475 – Tripwire above the player's head gets triggered twice when jumping.
MC-308363 – Igloo generation freezes the server in rare cases.

From the 26.2 development versions

MC-307662 – The graphics backend version line in the debug overlay doesn't support new line characters.
MC-307759 – Quickly giving sulfur cubes blocks to absorb and removing them while the tick rate is low can cause a desync.
MC-308033 – The shield blocking animation is now too quick.
MC-308135 – Large core shader files fail to load when using the Vulkan rendering backend.
MC-308207 – You can swap sulfur cubes' absorbed block at the same time as lighting their absorbed TNT.
MC-308281 – OpenGL MultiDraw crash due to missing element buffer bind.

From the previous development version

MC-308439 – The foot part of beds displays as the missing model when the "Programmer Art" resource pack is enabled.
MC-308442 – Switching a beacon's primary effect while the level II effect is chosen as the secondary effect kicks the player.
MC-308452 – The game crashes on startup on Mac.
MC-308457 – The game crashes on systems that don't support Vulkan.
MC-308465 – The game now crashes when attempting to create a new world while the saves folder is not present.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

References

↑ "Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 2" – Minecraft.net, May 28, 2026.