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-pre3.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

 dec1073742078
 hex400000FE

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.

Video

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