Java Edition 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1

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Minecraft 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1
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1.21.5 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.21.5-rc1 in the launcher) is the first release candidate for Java Edition 1.21.5, released on March 20, 2025.[1] This is the first release candidate released in 2025.

Fixes

3 issues fixed

From the 1.21.5 development versions

  • MC-295383 – "Received missed or reordered chat message from server" string doesn't make logical sense

From the previous development version

  • MC-295412 – Lighting of magma block is incorrect
  • MC-295416 – Beacon receives wrong shading from nearby blocks

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

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