Java Edition 26.1 Pre-Release 2

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26.1 Pre-Release 2 (known as 26.1-pre-2 in the launcher) is the second pre-release for Java Edition 26.1, released on March 13, 2026.^[1]

Options

• Added a new display option called "Exclusive Fullscreen" which controls if fullscreen mode should take full control of a monitor.
  • Defaults to false (i.e. non-exclusive mode).
  • Any change will be applied only after the game restarts.

Spear

• The dismount speed thresholds have been updated to match Bedrock Edition.

Axolotl

• Fixed issue with Baby Axolotl's right hind leg not moving correctly when swimming.

Cat

• Baby cats are now scaled up to be the same size as baby ocelots.

Horse

• Baby horses are no longer scaled up slightly.

Trading

• The master librarian will now have three available trades to ensure that an enchanted book trade is always offered when using the Villager Trade Rebalance experiment.

Text component format

• Components in server status messages (MotD) nested more than 16 times will now be discarded and replaced with an ellipsis.

29 issues fixed

From released versions before 26.1

• MC-153831 – Trader llamas spawned from breeding can despawn.
• MC-181169 – Skeleton trapped horses with PersistenceRequired still despawn.
• MC-248092 – Untamed cats on lead despawn when attached to fence post.
• MC-274238 – Persistent trader llamas will still despawn when leashed to wandering traders.
• MC-303684 – Hoglins despawn when attached to a lead.
• MC-303685 – Zoglins despawn when attached to leads.
• MC-303749 – Dolphins can despawn when attached to leads.
• MC-303750 – Squids & glow squids can despawn when attached to leads.
• MC-304446 – Activating a stasis chamber with a sponge deletes the ender pearl.
• MC-305123 – Curse of Vanishing doesn't work when the item is equipped on an armor stand.
• MC-305196 – Witches always miss their shots when close to their target.
• MC-306064 – Mobs can be forced to look like they're dying while they aren't by using commands.
• MC-306658 – Dolphins will let themselves drown even with ample access to air.
• MC-306798 – Ender dragons with a DragonDeathTime of 200 or greater never disappear.

From the 26.1 development versions

• MC-306327 – The chat restriction warning ignores the Chat Width option.
• MC-306328 – Using golden dandelions to unlock aging forcibly removes persistence of baby animals.
• MC-306351 – Line spacing between the chat restriction warning and messages does not have a background.
• MC-306502 – Uploading a world to a snapshot Realm wipes it.
• MC-306516 – G-Sync cannot be enabled in the new borderless window mode.
• MC-306564 – Item entities' health does not decrease uniformly when on cacti.
• MC-306601 – The IME pre-edit window appears in the unfocused text box of the anvil UI when no items are placed in the anvil slots.
• MC-306626 – Adult horses' old black dots markings aren't included in the "Programmer Art" resource pack.
• MC-306632 – Baby undead horses age again.
• MC-306657 – The models for baby horses and baby cats have a different scale compared to Bedrock Edition.
• MC-306709 – Librarians' master level book trade is no longer guaranteed when Villager Trade Rebalance is enabled.
• MC-306741 – Opening the chat forces a CJK input method when one is enabled in the system.

From the previous development version

• MC-306812 – Inventories with no text fields cause key binds to conflict with IME input methods.
• MC-306814 – environment_attribute value providers give incorrect results on subsequent accesses within a tick.
• MC-306830 – The mouse cursor now changes to the "not allowed" shape when hovering over part of the Creative mode inventory's Survival Inventory tab.