Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1 Is Available

Minecraft 1.9-pre1, the first pre-release for 1.9, has been released. Minecraft 1.9 should be released on February 25, 2016.

Find all servers to this version here : https://minecraft-mp.com/version/1_9/

Changes

Shields

• Now have 336 durability (about double the durability compared with older versions).

Dragon Fight

• Some of the pillars will now generate with iron bars again, which was removed in last snapshot.

Fixes

4 issues fixed

From the 1.9 development versions

• MC-96863 – Marker ArmorStand should not have passenger offset.
• MC-97217 – Weird placement of player while riding an entity after swimming with elytra.
• MC-97235 – Resource pack in world save file is not working.

Private issues

• MC-97251 – Rail duplication glitch.

Source : http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/1.9-pre1