1.21 — release journal

What 1.21 changed for data packs, measured against 1.21-rc1, the build before it. Released 2024-06-13; full release.

⚠ Entries removed

54 registry entries were removed. A pack that names one of them will fail to parse where it does.

Formats

1.21-rc11.21
Data pack format48.048.0
Resource pack format34.034.0
Data version39523953

Registries

1,180 entries added and 54 removed across 4 registries.

RegistryChangeAddedRemoved
experiment/trade_rebalance/tag/worldgen/structurechanged—on_desert_village_maps, on_jungle_explorer_maps, on_plains_village_maps, on_savanna_village_maps, on_snowy_village_maps, on_swamp_explorer_maps, on_taiga_village_maps
structurechangedancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_connector, ancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_path_1, ancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_path_2, ancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_path_3, ancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_path_4, ancient_city/city/entrance/entrance_path_5, ancient_city/city_center/city_center_1, ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2, ancient_city/city_center/city_center_3, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_1, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_2, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_left_corner, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_right_corner, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_right_corner_1, ancient_city/city_center/walls/bottom_right_corner_2, ancient_city/city_center/walls/left, ancient_city/city_center/walls/right, ancient_city/city_center/walls/top, ancient_city/city_center/walls/top_left_corner, ancient_city/city_center/walls/top_right_corner, ancient_city/structures/barracks, ancient_city/structures/camp_1, ancient_city/structures/camp_2, ancient_city/structures/camp_3, ancient_city/structures/chamber_1, ancient_city/structures/chamber_2, ancient_city/structures/chamber_3, ancient_city/structures/ice_box_1, ancient_city/structures/large_pillar_1, ancient_city/structures/large_ruin_1, ancient_city/structures/medium_pillar_1, ancient_city/structures/medium_ruin_1, ancient_city/structures/medium_ruin_2, ancient_city/structures/sauna_1, ancient_city/structures/small_ruin_1, ancient_city/structures/small_ruin_2, ancient_city/structures/small_statue, ancient_city/structures/tall_ruin_1, ancient_city/structures/tall_ruin_2, ancient_city/structures/tall_ruin_3, ancient_city/structures/tall_ruin_4, ancient_city/walls/intact_corner_wall_1, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_1, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_2, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_bridge, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_passage_1, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_stairs_1, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_stairs_2, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_stairs_3, ancient_city/walls/intact_horizontal_wall_stairs_4, ancient_city/walls/intact_intersection_wall_1, ancient_city/walls/intact_lshape_wall_1, ancient_city/walls/ruined_corner_wall_1, ancient_city/walls/ruined_corner_wall_2, ancient_city/walls/ruined_horizontal_wall_stairs_1, ancient_city/walls/ruined_horizontal_wall_stairs_2, ancient_city/walls/ruined_horizontal_wall_stairs_3, ancient_city/walls/ruined_horizontal_wall_stairs_4, bastion/blocks/air, bastion/blocks/gold and 1,120 more—
tag/worldgen/structurechanged—cats_spawn_as_black, cats_spawn_in, dolphin_located, eye_of_ender_located, mineshaft, ocean_ruin, on_ocean_explorer_maps, on_treasure_maps, on_trial_chambers_maps, on_woodland_explorer_maps, ruined_portal, shipwreck, village
worldgen/structurechanged—ancient_city, bastion_remnant, buried_treasure, desert_pyramid, end_city, fortress, igloo, jungle_pyramid, mansion, mineshaft, mineshaft_mesa, monument, nether_fossil, ocean_ruin_cold, ocean_ruin_warm, pillager_outpost, ruined_portal, ruined_portal_desert, ruined_portal_jungle, ruined_portal_mountain, ruined_portal_nether, ruined_portal_ocean, ruined_portal_swamp, shipwreck, shipwreck_beached, stronghold, swamp_hut, trail_ruins, trial_chambers, village_desert, village_plains, village_savanna, village_snowy, village_taiga

The official notes

Read the 1.21 article on minecraft.net.

That article's technical changes are grouped under these headings — open it for the detail:

Minecraft Wiki page for 1.21.

In the journal

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Sources