Java Edition 1.21.8/Development versions

This is a list of Java Edition 1.21.8 development versions.

1.21.8 Release Candidate 1

1.21.8 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.21.8-rc1 in the launcher) is the first and only release candidate for Java Edition 1.21.8, released on July 15, 2025,[1] which addresses various graphical and stability issues on certain devices.

Fixes

8 issues fixed

From 1.21.5

  • MC-295947 – The game screen freezes after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-296107 – Entities and block entities become visually corrupted after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-296585 – Flickering and other graphical corruption appears after summoning one or multiple text_display entities on some Intel devices.
  • MC-296908 – Text and texture atlases become visually corrupted after a while on some Intel integrated graphics.

From 1.21.6

  • MC-297784 – Entities are shaded incorrectly after a while on Intel graphics of Gen11 architecture.
  • MC-298903 – Items in the inventory can turn into a solid color and then disappear and text can render colored while on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-298908 – Items in the inventory are lit as if from the opposite direction on some Intel integrated graphics.
  • MC-299144 – Crash with AMD graphics card when loading Resource Pack with invalid shader.

Notes and references

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