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

 dec1073742110
 hex4000011E

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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