Minecraft Java Edition - 1.21.6 Release Candidate 1

Published: June 17, 2025 - View official source

As we get ready to Chase the Skies, here comes the first test flight of 1.21.6 - Release Candidate 1!

Happy Ghast(-ing)!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.6 Release Candidate 1

MC-298022 - Not signed Books and Quills with an overflowing new line at the bottom do not depict the pages' contents
MC-298633 - Happy Ghast gets you stuck in blocks while riding and gets stuck in blocks upon dismount
MC-298658 - Locator Bar shows inaccurate positions after respawn

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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