Java Edition 1.21.11 Pre-Release 3

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Minecraft 1.21.11 Pre-Release 3

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1.21.11 Pre-Release 3 (known as 1.21.11-pre3 in the launcher) is the third pre-release for Java Edition 1.21.11, released on November 25, 2025.^[1]

A separate unobfuscated version of 1.21.11 Pre-Release 3 was released, titled 1.21.11 Pre-Release 3 Unobfuscated (or 1.21.11-pre3_unobfuscated when in the launcher). This is an experimental version released in preparation for obfuscation being removed from Java Edition clients and servers.^[2]

Changes

Items

Spear

While charging, the spear hit animation and sound now play only after the previous hit animation has fully completed.
While charging in first person, the spear head now gradually rotates to a fully vertical position over time, matching the behavior in third person.

Mobs

Horse

Tamed horses no longer run into cactus or sweet berry bushes.

General

Creative mode

The attack range extension for players in Creative mode is set to 4 or 6 blocks in certain cases.

Graphics

The "See-Through Leaves" video setting is now turned off on the "Fast" graphics preset.

Fixes

10 issues fixed

From the 1.21.11 development versions

MC-302900 – Spears' reach overrides the player's entity interaction range.
MC-303036 – Zombie nautiluses with a negative age possess a hitbox the size of a baby nautilus.
MC-303709 – Dumping dynamic textures with large textures makes the game crash.
MC-304045 – Spear hit sounds play the normal hit sounds.
MC-304362 – RGSS breaks permanently when toggling hardware anisotropic filtering.
MC-304363 – Copper golem statues render at the wrong position in shelves when reloading resource packs.
MC-304407 – Charge attacks are impossible when looking at a mob that's between 3 and 4.5 blocks away.
MC-304440 – The mouse cursor changes to the pointing hand shape when hovering over inventory slots in the crafter UI.
MC-304441 – The mouse cursor changes to the pointing hand shape when hovering over the creative inventory scroll bar's bounds even if it's invisible or inactive.

From the previous development version

MC-304452 – Non-see-through leaves in Programmer Art still look abnormal.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

Notes

↑ The contents of the ZIP file should be extracted to the .minecraft/versions directory in order to install this version.

References

↑ "Minecraft 1.21.11 Pre-Release 3" – Minecraft.net, November 25, 2025.
↑ "Removing obfuscation in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, October 29, 2025.