Java Edition 1.20.5 Release Candidate 1

Minecraft 1.20.5 Release Candidate 1
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Java Edition 1.20.5 Release Candidate 1.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.20.5 Release Candidate 1 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

April 18, 2024

Type

Release Candidate

Release Candidate for

1.20.5

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

 dec1073742013
 hex400000BD

Data version

3834

Resource pack format

32

Data pack format

41

Minimum Java version

Java SE 21

1.20.5 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.20.5-rc1 in the launcher) is the first release candidate for Java Edition 1.20.5, released on April 18, 2024,[1] which fixes bugs and introduces network protocol changes. This is the first release candidate released in 2024.

Changes

General

Protocol

  • Changed the approach to game client disconnecting on invalid data in packets sent from a server.
    • To ease the transition period, modded servers can opt out by setting the appropriate field in the handshake/game_profile packet.
    • This option will be removed in the next release.

Fixes

2 issues fixed

From the previous development version

Video

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