Minecraft 26.3 Release Candidate 3

Published: September 14, 2026 - View official source

They say that third time's the charm! Release Candidate 3 for 26.3 is here with yet another handful of fixes as we put the final touches on the Wilderness Bound game drop.

Happy mining!

Fixed bugs in 26.3 Release Candidate 3

MC-311456 - VSync can be disabled even when the option isn't
MC-311477 - Changes to the "Server Resource Packs" option when editing a server's options are not saved
MC-311586 - VSync can be enabled even when the option isn't
MC-311799 - Sprint-attacking another player no longer slows down the attacker

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:

Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

Minecraft issue tracker!

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