Java Edition 1.21.6 Release Candidate 1

Minecraft 1.21.6 Release Candidate 1

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	June 12, 2025
Type	Release Candidate
Release candidate for	1.21.6
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Obfuscation maps	Client Server
Protocol version	dec: 1073742080  hex: 40000100
Data version	4434
Resource pack format	63
Data pack format	80
Minimum Java version	Java SE 21
◄◄  1.21.5 1.21.6 1.21.7 ►► ◄  1.21.6 Pre-Release 4 1.21.6 Release Candidate 1

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1.21.6 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.21.6-rc1 in the launcher) is the first and only release candidate for Java Edition 1.21.6, released on June 12, 2025, which fixes bugs.

Fixes

3 issues fixed

From the 1.21.6 development versions

• MC-298022 – Not signed Books and Quills with an overflowing new line at the bottom do not depict the pages' contents.
• MC-298633 – Happy Ghast gets you stuck in blocks while riding and gets stuck in blocks upon dismount.
• MC-298658 – Locator Bar shows inaccurate positions after respawn.

Videos

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