Java Edition 1.17 Release Candidate 2

Minecraft 1.17 Release Candidate 2
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Edition

Java Edition

Release date

June 7, 2021

Type

Release Candidate

Release candidate for

1.17

Downloads

Client (.json)
Server
Data pack[note 1]

Obfuscation maps

Client
Server

Protocol version

 dec1073741859
 hex40000023

Data version

2723

Resource pack format

7

Data pack format

7

Minimum Java version

Java SE 16

1.17 Release Candidate 2 (known as 1.17-rc2 in the launcher) is the second and final release candidate for Java Edition 1.17, released on June 7, 2021,[1] which fixes bugs and crashes.

Changes

  • Authlib was updated from 2.2.30 to 2.3.31.
  • Legacy skin handling now has improved skin validation.
  • The spawn egg dispenser behavior now catches any exceptions that could be thrown when spawning the entity.

Fixes

2 issues fixed

Other

  • 2 private issues were fixed.[2]

Video

Video made by Slicedlime:

Notes

  1. Re-enables features set to release for 1.18.

References

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