Java Edition 26.1 Snapshot 4

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 4
26.1-snapshot-4.jpg: Infobox image for Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 4 the version in Minecraft
Java Edition 26.1 Snapshot 4.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 4 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

January 20, 2026

Type

Snapshot

Snapshot for

26.1

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server

Protocol version

 dec1073742114
 hex40000122

Data version

4768

Resource pack format

78.1

Data pack format

97.1

Minimum Java version

Java SE 25


26.1 Snapshot 4 (known as 26.1-snapshot-4 in the launcher) is the fourth snapshot for Java Edition 26.1, released on January 20, 2026, which changes the models of baby horses, donkeys, and mules, as well as zombie and skeleton horses, adds new tags, and fixes bugs.[1]

Additions

General

Block tags

  • Added the following tags which determine which blocks a category of vegetation can be placed on and survive:
    • #supports_stem_fruit
    • #supports_pumpkin_stem_fruit
    • #supports_melon_stem_fruit

Changes

Mobs

This section would benefit from the addition of more sounds.
 
Please remove this notice once you have added suitable sounds to the section.
The specific instructions are: a before and after of baby horse sounds

Baby mobs

  • Changed the textures and models of the following baby mobs:
    • Horse
      • Increased the bounding box of baby horses to better fit the new model.
    • Donkey
    • Mule
    • Zombie horse
      • Increased the bounding box of baby zombie horses to better fit the new model.
      • Can only be spawned in Creative mode or by using commands.
    • Skeleton horse
      • Increased the bounding box of baby skeleton horses to better fit the new model.
      • Can only be spawned in Creative mode or by using commands.

General

Block tags

  • Added #sand and removed sand to #supports_sugar_cane tag.

Data pack

  • The pack format version is now 97.1.
  • Villager and piglin inventory slots can now only be accessed using mob.inventory.*. villager.* and piglin.* have been removed.

Resource pack

  • The version is now 78.1.

Sounds

  • Added new sound events for the baby horse:
    • entity.baby_horse.ambient
    • entity.baby_horse.hurt
    • entity.baby_horse.death
    • entity.baby_horse.angry
    • entity.baby_horse.eat
    • entity.baby_horse.fall
    • entity.baby_horse.land
    • entity.baby_horse.step
    • entity.baby_horse.breathe

Textures

  • Entity textures
    • Added new entity textures:
      • entity/horse/donkey_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_black_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_brown_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_chestnut_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_creamy_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_darkbrown_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_gray_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_blackdots_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_markings_white_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_markings_whitedots_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_markings_whitefield_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_skeleton_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_white_baby.png
      • entity/horse/horse_zombie_baby.png
      • entity/horse/mule_baby.png

World clocks

Fixes

21 issues fixed

From released versions before 26.1

  • MC-131745 – Shipwrecks sometimes generate split into different variants at chunk boundaries.
  • MC-298136 – The aura of beacon beams now always renders behind block entities.
  • MC-302635 – Semi-transparent blocks render in front of solid blocks when viewed through semi-transparent blocks being pushed by a piston.
  • MC-305699 – Piglins in groups fail to initiate hoglin hunting behavior.

From the 26.1 development versions

  • MC-305134 – "villager." and "piglin." can both test both villagers' and piglins' inventories.
  • MC-305510 – The top texture of stripped spruce logs is now inconsistent with Bedrock Edition.
  • MC-305632 – The minimum prices for enchanted books traded by librarians are inconsistent with the established price calculation formula.
  • MC-305674 – You can sell water bottles to wandering traders up to 12 times, instead of 2.
  • MC-305675 – Even when "Villager Trade Rebalance" is enabled, master armorers still sell diamond armor without buying diamonds.
  • MC-305676 – When "Villager Trade Rebalance" is enabled, master desert armorers sell diamond leggings for 4 diamonds instead of 3 diamonds.
  • MC-305677 – When "Villager Trade Rebalance" is enabled, master savanna armorers sell diamond chestplates for 6 emeralds and 2 diamonds instead of 8 emeralds and 3 diamonds.

From the previous development version

  • MC-305691 – Villagers have insomnia.
  • MC-305695 – Piglins spawned from spawn eggs now immediately hunt.
  • MC-305700 – Hoglins and zoglins no longer attack.
  • MC-305708 – Sugar cane can no longer be placed on red sand.
  • MC-305711 – Wardens spawned from spawn eggs now immediately burrow into the ground.
  • MC-305719 – Iron golems now spawn in abundance.
  • MC-305743 – When the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experiment is enabled, novice armorers sell iron boots for 5 iron ingots.
  • MC-305744 – When the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experiment is enabled, apprentice armorers sell iron helmets instead of iron leggings or chestplates.
  • MC-305747 – When the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experiment is enabled, journeyman armorers sell chainmail chestplates instead of bells.
  • MC-305767 – Melons and pumpkins now grow only on farmland.

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