Minecraft 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1

With Minecraft Live just around the corner, we are getting closer to the release of the first drop of the year. Today we're shipping the first 1.21.5 Release Candidate with a few bug fixes, which means if no new critical issues surface, this is the version we are planning to release as Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.5.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Release Candidate 1

• MC-295383 - "Received missed or reordered chat message from server" string doesn't make logical sense
• MC-295412 - Lighting of magma block is incorrect
• MC-295416 - Beacon receives wrong shading from nearby blocks

Get the Release Candidate

Release Candidates are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Release Candidate, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

Cross-platform server jar:

• Minecraft server jar

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

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