Minecraft Snapshot 23w40a

Minecraft snapshot 23w40a, the first snapshot for the upcoming 1.20.3 update, has been released. This first snapshot, for the 1.20.3 version, brought about improvements mainly focused on shields, chat component serialization and bugs fixes.

This snapshot is part of Mojang Studios' traditional iterative process where they release snapshots to gather community feedback and bug reports, ensuring a polished version in the final release.