Java Edition 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3

Minecraft 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3

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Edition

Java Edition

Release date

December 8, 2025

Type

Release Candidate

Release Candidate for

1.21.11

Downloads

Client
Obfuscated (.json)
Unobfuscated (.zip)[note 1]
Server
Obfuscated
Unobfuscated

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

 dec: 1073742110
 hex: 4000011E

Data version

4670

Resource pack format

75.0

Data pack format

94.1

Minimum Java version

Java SE 21


1.21.11 Release Candidate 3 (known as 1.21.11-rc3 in the launcher) is the third and final release candidate for Java Edition 1.21.11, released on December 8, 2025.[1]

A separate unobfuscated version of 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3 was released, titled 1.21.11 Release Candidate 3 Unobfuscated (or 1.21.11-rc3_unobfuscated when in the launcher). This is an experimental version released in preparation for obfuscation being removed from Java Edition clients and servers.[2]

This is the final release candidate released in 2025.

Fixes

3 issues fixed

From the previous development version

  • MC-304790 – Transparent item models are rendered incorrectly.
  • MC-304797 – Zombie nautiluses generated in ocean ruins are not persistent.
  • MC-304810 – Zombies, skeletons and zombie horses can catch fire from light sources when exposed to the sky in an arid biome.

Videos

Video made by Slicedlime:

Trivia

Notes

  1. ↑ The contents of the ZIP file should be extracted to the File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft .minecraft/versions directory in order to install this version.

References

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