Java Edition 26.3 Pre-Release 3

Minecraft 26.3 Pre-Release 3

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	September 8, 2026
Type	Pre-release
Pre-release for	26.3
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073742159  hex: 4000014F
Data version	5019
Resource pack format	97.1
Data pack format	121.0
Minimum Java version	Java SE 25
◄◄  26.2 26.3 26.4 ►► ◄  26.3 Pre-Release 2 26.3 Pre-Release 3 26.3 Release Candidate 1 ►

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26.3 Pre-Release 3 (known as 26.3-pre-3 in the launcher) is the third and final pre-release for Java Edition 26.3, released on September 8, 2026, which fixes bugs.

Changes

General

Data pack

• The pack format version is now 121.0.

Number providers

• Changed minecraft:mod float provider type:
  • Now uses standard modulus instead of floor modulus, matching the int variant.
• Changed minecraft:pow float provider type:
  • Raising 0 to the power of 0 will now cause an error and halt computation, matching the int variant.

Fixes

19 issues fixed

From released versions before 26.3

• MC-309262 – Falling blocks disappear for a split second when landing.
• MC-311113 – The game does not hand off focus when clicking links on Wayland.
• MC-311419 – Breaking a falling block with another one on top causes the top block to briefly become invisible when landing, revealing unlit block particles.
• MC-311579 – The player can see through blocks when the camera is inside snow layers.
• MC-311722 – Pressing ⊞ Windows + ↓ Down in fullscreen mode incorrectly restores the game window to a borderless windowed state.

From the 26.3 development versions

• MC-310189 – The post_effect debug overlay entry does not upgrade to post_effects.
• MC-311631 – Changing the "Exclusive Fullscreen Mode" option does not update the game's actual resolution on macOS.
• MC-311634 – Setting the "Exclusive Fullscreen Mode" option to "Current" keeps the previously selected resolution.
• MC-311650 – Integer and float number providers return inconsistent results for 0^0.
• MC-311651 – Integer and float number providers return inconsistent results for (4 % -3).

From the previous development version

• MC-311664 – Normal fullscreen does not take effect after disabling the "Exclusive Fullscreen" option on Windows.
• MC-311673 – Shovels no longer lose durability when extinguishing campfires.
• MC-311676 – Block breaking particles and sounds are not cancelled and continue appearing when pausing the game in multiplayer or using a portal.
• MC-311678 – Damaging a villager so that it has zero reputation toward the player while trading allows for trades to be completed without payment.
• MC-311679 – Players can complete trades without payment if the villager restocks while the trading screen is open.
• MC-311683 – Borderless fullscreen doesn't take up the whole screen.
• MC-311714 – Players no longer immediately benefit from the "Reduce fps when" option being set to "Minimized" when playing with the "Exclusive Fullscreen" option enabled and then switching focus.
• MC-311721 – The rightmost column of pixels does not render correctly in windowed mode.
• MC-311738 – The block hitting sound is not played when breaking blocks that are destroyed quickly.

Videos

Videos made by slicedlime: