Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 5 Fixes Crashes and Chunk Loading
Mojang Studios released Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 Snapshot 5 on July 21, 2026. The test build changes pack and shader systems and resolves 22 tracked bugs.
News summary
Snapshot 5 raises the Data Pack version to 112.0 and the Resource Pack version to 93.0 on Minecraft.net.
OpenGL shader compilation now uses ShaderC like Vulkan, while includes move from #moj_import to #include and shader inputs and outputs require locations.
Mojang Studios lists 22 resolved bugs, including chunk-loading failures, game and server crashes, Vulkan glass flicker, and a Wayland fullscreen crash.
The build is available through the Minecraft Launcher’s Installations tab, and Mojang advises backing up worlds or using a separate folder.
Update overview
Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 Snapshot 5 focuses on pack compatibility, shader compilation, and test-build stability rather than adding a new survival feature. Element-list and tag codecs can now combine inline values with references, and the sculk_patch world-generation feature no longer uses extra_rare_growths or catalyst_chance.
The rendering changes bring OpenGL compilation into the same ShaderC path used by Vulkan. Resource-pack and shader developers may need to replace #moj_import directives, assign locations to shader inputs and outputs, and account for the new instance-index define.
Players testing the snapshot receive fixes across multiplayer status, decorated-pot drops, chat delay, block outlines, drowned animation, chunk loading, Vulkan transparency, and Wayland fullscreen. Because snapshots are experimental, Mojang’s backup warning applies before opening an established world.
Key details
Minecraft.net is the primary source for the current pack-version values; the official Feedback mirror still showed Resource Pack 92.0 when checked.
| Snapshot detail | Official information |
| Edition | Minecraft: Java Edition |
| Version | 26.3 Snapshot 5 |
| Released | July 21, 2026 |
| Data Pack version | 112.0 |
| Resource Pack version | 93.0 on Minecraft.net |
| Fixed bugs | 22 |
| Install path | Minecraft Launcher → Installations → enable snapshots |
| Safety warning | Back up worlds or run the snapshot in a different folder |
| Headline stability fixes | Chunk loading, invalid item modifiers, command-suggestion server crash, Vulkan flicker, Wayland fullscreen crash |
Source timeline
The Java Team published Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 5 on July 21, 2026 through Minecraft.net and the official Minecraft Feedback changelog. At the July 24 check, Minecraft.net listed Resource Pack 93.0 while the mirror displayed 92.0, so the primary article’s current value is used.