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Java Edition 1.21.7 Release Candidate 1

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1.21.7 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.21.7-rc1 in the launcher) is the first release candidate for Java Edition 1.21.7, released on June 25, 2025.[1]

Additions

Items

Music disc

Paintings

Picture Name Size Artist
Dennis 3×3 Sarah Boeving

Changes

General

Tags

  • Added dennis to #placeable painting variant tag.

Fixes

13 issues fixed

From 1.21.5

  • MC-280354 – Loading and unloading a resource pack that uses a x32000 atlas breaks the game.

From 1.21.6

  • MC-297748 – The moon is rendered incorrectly on some Qualcomm graphics.
  • MC-298448 – Filled maps are rendered incorrectly on some Qualcomm graphics.
  • MC-298681 – Text displays with the "shadow" tag enabled and the "see_through" tag disabled exhibit z-plane fighting at a close distance.
  • MC-298710 – TTF glyphs are incorrectly rendered over some elements.
  • MC-298818 – Good boy is missing from Java Edition.
  • MC-298832 – The breaking particles of droppers and dispensers facing up or down appear incorrect on some Qualcomm graphics.
  • MC-298856 – Blindness and darkness fog effects no longer work underwater.
  • MC-298898 – TextureAtlas leaks textures after resource reload.
  • MC-298919 – Sometimes you pass through the happy ghast when you get off while going forward.
  • MC-298986 – Repeatedly reloading a 512x512 resource pack will eventually result in severe graphics corruption.
  • MC-299017 – Text on glowing signs is not visible on some graphics.
  • MC-299071 – Memory Leak in ItemStackRenderState leads to OutOfMemoryError.

Trivia

  • Currently, this is the latest release candidate to have new item additions. these, of course, being the Dennis painting and Lava Chicken music disc.

Videos

Video made by slicedlime:

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft 1.21.7 Release Candidate 1" – Minecraft.net, June 25, 2025.

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