Release Tracker

Stay up to date with the latest Minecraft Java Edition releases, Java requirements, and server fork compatibility. This page covers the latest information for Java Edition, tracking required Java builds and fork compatibility.

Major Release	Revision Version	Java Support	PaperMC Build	Purpur Build
1.21	8	Java 21	✔	✔

If you visit this page later and do not see a build for the newest release, check one of the following links for updates: PaperMC GitHub or PurpurMC GitHub.

Notable Changes

• Fixes a wide range of graphical bugs primarily affecting players using 11th Generation Intel graphics, including screen freezes, texture corruption, incorrect lighting, and flickering.
• Resolves a crash that could occur on some AMD graphics cards when loading a resource pack containing an invalid shader.

The complete changelog can be found here: https://www.minecraft.net/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-21-8