Back-to-back! Releasing yesterday was so much fun that we decided to ship another Pre-Release for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.20.5 today as well. This one is coming in hot with important bug & crash fixes.

Happy mining!

Technical Changes

The Data Pack version is now 41

Data Pack Version 41

Replaced Entity Type tag minecraft:punchable_projectiles with tag minecraft:redirectable_projectile for projectiles which can be redirected by player attacks and projectiles

Fixed bugs in 1.20.5 Pre-Release 3

MC-269384 Panorama sometimes spins quickly when exiting world
MC-270097 Crash when set_ominous_bottle_amplifier item modifier sets out-of-range amplifier
MC-270375 The screen repetitively flashes when changing the render distance and biome blend settings
MC-270608 Projectiles can no longer deflect ghast fireballs
MC-270609 Client requires a tick between StoreCookiePacket and TransferPacket for cookie to be stored
MC-270634 Fireworks shot from Dispensers go much higher than before
MC-270668 Item data serialization is significantly slower than before
MC-270799 Player can no longer sprint/walk across one block gaps since 1.20.5 Pre-Release 2

Minecraft 1.20.5 Pre-Release 3