Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1

Published: March 24, 2025 - View official source

With Minecraft Live just around the corner, we are getting closer to the release of the first drop of the year. Today we're shipping the first 1.21.5 Release Candidate with a few bug fixes, which means if no new critical issues surface, this is the version we are planning to release as Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.5.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1

MC-295383 - "Received missed or reordered chat message from server" string doesn't make logical sense
MC-295412 - Lighting of magma block is incorrect
MC-295416 - Beacon receives wrong shading from nearby blocks

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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