Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.4 Release Candidate 2

Published: December 2, 2024 - View official source

Today we are releasing 1.21.4 Release Candidate 2 to activate Blending around the Pale Garden Biome.

If no further critical issues surface, this is the version we are planning to ship as Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.4.

Happy Mining!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.4 Release Candidate 2

MC-278573 - Updating can cause straight biome borders with pale garden

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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