Minecraft 26.1-pre-3

Everything below is measured by comparing the game files of 26.1-pre-2 with 26.1-pre-3 — not copied from patch notes.

Read from Mojang’s own release notes for Minecraft 26.1 Pre-Release 3, published 2026-03-17. Every entry keeps its original bug ID.

11 issues fixed, read from Mojang’s own patch notes. Each entry keeps its original bug ID.

Fixed bugs in 26.1 Pre-Release 3 11

• 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
• MC-306840 Dolphins still drown themselves when no players are nearby
• 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

This build was part of the run-up to 26.1. Everything tested here landed in that release.