Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2 Pre-Release 5

26.2 Pre-Release 5 (known as 26.2-pre-5 in the launcher) is the fifth pre-release for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.2, released on June 8, 2026.<ref name=mcnet>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Changes

Mobs

Minecraft:Sulfur cube

• The sound for when hitting a sulfur cube of a bouncy archetype now plays the correct sound.

General

Minecraft:Game mode switcher

• As the host of a world, changing the game mode with F3 + F4 or with commands now changes the default game mode of the world.

Graphics API

• The game setting for Graphics API now changes if a crash is detected during startup.
• If the game crashes at startup with "Prefer Vulkan" set, the setting will automatically be changed to "Default".
• When set to "Default", the game will still attempt to gather systems information about Vulkan at startup.
• If the game crashes at startup with "Default" set, the setting will automatically be changed to "Prefer OpenGL".
  • With "Prefer OpenGL" set, no interaction will be made with Vulkan in case that causes crashes.

Minecraft:World Options

• The "Game Mode" and "Allow Commands" buttons are no longer available in Minecraft:Hardcore mode worlds.