Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 6

Today we're shipping the 26.2 Pre-Release 6. This version includes a fix that allows proper spectating after dying in a hardcore world.

Happy mining!

Changes

• Respawning (as a spectator) in a hardcore world no longer turns off the spectators_generate_chunks game rule

Get the Pre-Release

Pre-Releases are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Pre-Release, 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:

• Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

Want to give feedback?

• For any feedback and suggestions, head over to the Feedback site. If you're feeling chatty, join us over at the official Minecraft Discord.