Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2

Published: March 24, 2025 - View official source

Second time's the charm! We're shipping 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2, fixing some final issues before releasing the Spring To Life drop tomorrow!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2

MC-295665 - There is no blending in new chunks
MC-295688 - Piston movement is not applying block effects to entities

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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