Minecraft Java Edition - 26.2 Pre-Release 6
Published: June 10, 2026 - View official source
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:
Report bugs here:
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