Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.2 Release Candidate 1

Published: October 17, 2024 - View official source

We missed you so much since the previous pre-release so today we're releasing Release Candidate 1. If no critical issues surface, this is the version we are planning to ship as Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.2, the Bundles of Bravery drop.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.2-rc1

MC-273812 - Intersection chests in trial chambers not generating correctly
MC-277636 - Projectiles visually fall when relogging
MC-277638 - Client sometimes rejects a set passengers packet

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!

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