Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.4 Release Candidate 3

Published: December 2, 2024 - View official source

What's better than shipping on a Friday? How about shipping twice on a Friday?!

Here's Release Candidate 3 for Minecraft 1.21.4, fixing some critical issues, including several crashes.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.4 Release Candidate 3

MC-276962 - JVM crash occurs when minimizing maximized window
MC-277889 - Villagers' iron golem detection range is increased for villagers upgraded from 1.21.1 or earlier

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!

Want to give feedback?

For any feedback and suggestions on our upcoming 1.21 features, head over to the dedicated Feedback site category. You can also leave any other feedback on the Feedback site. If you're feeling chatty, join us over at the official Minecraft Discord.