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Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3

Published: December 8, 2025 - View official source

Today we are shipping Release Candidate 3 for 1.21.11, addressing three issues discovered after the recent update.

Happy mining!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3

  • MC-304790 - Transparent item models are rendered incorrectly
  • MC-304797 - Zombie nautiluses generated in ocean ruins are not persistent
  • MC-304810 - Zombies, skeletons and zombie horses can catch fire from light sources when exposed to the sky in an arid biome

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:

As we are preparing to remove obfuscation from Java Edition, you can also get a non-obfuscated experimental version of this snapshot using the Minecraft Launcher:

  • Download this zip file
  • Unpack the folder into your "versions" folder of your local Minecraft application data folder
  • Start (or restart) the Launcher
  • Create a new launch installation and select the "unobfuscated 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3_unobfuscated" version
  • Start the game and the remaining files will be downloaded

An unobfuscated server jar can be found here:

Report bugs here:

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