Minecraft Java Edition 26.1 Release Candidate 1 changelog
Released 26 March 2026
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Read the original on minecraft.net Last checked 9 Oct 2026Today we are shipping the first release candidate for 26.1 and the Tiny Takeover game drop! If no critical issues are found, this will be the version that we ship for the eventual full release.
Happy mining!
Get the Release Candidate
Release Candidates 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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