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Minecraft Snapshot 25w16a

In this week’s snapshot leads are getting new mechanics making it possible to leash mobs together or leash them to entities like boats! Now you can travel the desert with your own camel caravan or airlift your treasures in a boat with chest attached to your happy ghast. Moving villagers have never been easier! As you are soaring through the skies you will see that the clouds render infinitely.

Changes
  • Changed leash mechanics ...

Minecraft Snapshot 25w15a

Snapshot on a Tuesday? Yes! From now on we will be moving snapshots to the same weekday as full releases, Tuesdays. This week we are releasing the first snapshot of the second game drop of 2025, including the happy ghast, ghastling, dried ghast and ghast harness. Experience soaring new gameplay thanks to the happy ghast, and discover how to raise one of your own – from retrieving a dried ghast block from the Nether to submerging it in water in the Overworld to spawn a ghastling. We are also adding...

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.21.5 - Spring to Life

It's time to experience new wonders of the Overworld as we release the Spring to Life drop, the first Minecraft game drop of 2025. The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore both near and far! Warm winds have swept across biomes, bringing new mob variants, ambient sounds, and lush plants for you to discover. Befriend fluffy pigs, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, listen out for whispers of sand, and delight in a blooming Overworld humming with new beginnings. ...

Minecraft 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2

Second time's the charm! We're shipping 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2, fixing some final issues before releasing the Spring To Life drop tomorrow!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Release Candidate 2
  • MC-295665 - There is no blending in new chunks
  • MC-295688 - Piston movement is not applying block effects to entities
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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

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Minecraft 1.21.5 Pre-Release 3

It's Tuesday, and today we're bringing you a third pre-release for Minecraft 1.21.5, with some fixes to recently introduced issues.

Fixed bugs in 1.21.5 Pre-Release 3
  • MC-295387 - fireball and small_fireball can no longer have their Owner, HasBeenShot, or LeftOwner fields modified
  • MC-297384 - The second horn in the cold cow texture is unused by the model ...