Java Edition 1.21.6 Pre-Release 3

Minecraft 1.21.6 Pre-Release 3
1.21.6-pre3.jpg: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.21.6 Pre-Release 3 the version in Minecraft
Java Edition 1.21.6 Pre-Release 3.png: Infobox image for Minecraft 1.21.6 Pre-Release 3 the version in Minecraft
Edition

Java Edition

Release date

June 4, 2025

Type

Pre-release

Pre-release for

1.21.6

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

 dec: 1073742078
 hex: 400000FE

Data version

4432

Resource pack format

63

Data pack format

80

Minimum Java version

Java SE 21

1.21.6 Pre-Release 3 (known as 1.21.6-pre3 in the launcher) is the third pre-release for Java Edition 1.21.6, released on June 4, 2025.[1]

Additions

General

Advancement definition

  • Added minecraft:player_sheared_equipment trigger.
    • Can trigger when a player shears off a shearable equipment from an entity.
    • Conditions:
      • item - Item that is sheared.
      • entity - The entity that was sheared.

Changes

Command format

/playsound

  • Added new category ui.
    • Sounds in this category will continue playing when paused, similarly to music.

Gameplay

Sound

  • Added new sound volume category called "UI" for sounds played by UI elements, like button clicks.

General

Data Pack

Fixes

13 issues fixed

From released versions before 1.21

  • MC-250107 – The entity shadows of ghasts are too small in relation to the size of their models.

From the 1.21.6 development versions

  • MC-296371 – The entity shadows of happy ghasts are too small in relation to the size of their models.
  • MC-296374 – The entity shadows of ghastlings are too small in relation to the size of their models.
  • MC-296853 – The "Shear Brilliance" advancement is incorrectly given by shearing a lead off a wolf.
  • MC-297113 – Hotbar shown in loading terrain screen.
  • MC-297497 – The “Connection Lost” title isn’t displayed when being kicked from realms due to idle timeout.
  • MC-297972 – Dialog body content is misaligned.
  • MC-298353 – Ridden entities won't make the lead breaking sound when attached to a fence.
  • MC-298412 – Subtitles are no longer shown when the master volume is set to zero.
  • MC-298466 – When clicking the "yes" button to confirm command execution in a dialog, if the player is put into another dialog, the click sound from the "yes" button will not be played until it is closed.

From the previous development version

  • MC-298492 – Disconnecting through dialog in configuration phase causes the client to crash.
  • MC-298516 – While running /dialog clear and /dialog show every tick, pressing the warning button just after joining the world can crash the game.
  • MC-298520 – Items in slots now render behind the container title, mismatching 1.21.5 behavior.

Videos

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References

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