Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.2 Release Candidate 1 changelog
Released 15 September 2023
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Read the original on minecraft.net Last checked 9 Oct 2026Contents (3 sections)
Here is the first (and hopefully last) release candidate for 1.20.2. Unless something critical pops up, no further changes will be made for the full release, which is planned for next week.
CHANGES
- The positions that all entities ride on minecarts have been adjusted to make more sense
FIXED BUGS IN 1.20.2 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1
- MC-265238 - trade_rebalance loot tables have a wrong type
- MC-265388 - Mobs now sit too high in minecarts
GET THE RELEASE CANDIDATE
Release Candidate are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Release Candidate, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.
Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Cross-platform server jar:
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