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Java Edition 1.21.8

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1.21.8 is a hotfix for Java Edition released on July 17, 2025,[1] which addresses various graphical and stability issues on certain devices.[2] It is compatible with 1.21.7 servers.

Fixes

8 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21.6

  • MC-295947 – The game screen freezes after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-296107 – Entities and block entities become visually corrupted after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-296585 – Flickering and other graphical corruption appears after summoning one or multiple text_display entities on some Intel devices.
  • MC-296908 – Text and texture atlases become visually corrupted after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.

From 1.21.6

  • MC-297784 – Entities are shaded incorrectly after a while on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture.
  • MC-298903 – Items in the inventory can turn into a solid color and then disappear and text can render colored while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-298908 – Items in the inventory are lit as if from the opposite direction on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-299144 – Crash with AMD graphics card when loading Resource Pack with invalid shader.

Videos

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Trivia

  • This is the first Java Edition 1.x.8 release since 1.8.8, which released in July 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.8" – Minecraft.net, July 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Minecraft 1.21.8 Release Candidate 1" – Minecraft.net, July 15, 2025.

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