Minecraft 1.20.5 Release Candidate 2

We're honestly starting to lose count at this point. Anyways! Here's 1.20.5 Release Candidate 2 coming in clutch with some bona fide bug fixes to round off the week.

Happy weekend mining!

Fixed bugs in 1.20.5 Release Candidate 2

• MC-270862 - Firework Star item displays have inconsistent color updates
• MC-270902 - Game unpauses when credits are played via pause menu
• MC-270916 - Villagers can sell experimental enchantments without the 1.21 experiment enabled

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!

Want to give feedback?

• For any feedback and suggestions on our upcoming 1.21 features, head over to the dedicated Feedback site category. You can also leave any other feedback on the Feedback site. If you're feeling chatty, join us over at the official Minecraft Discord.