Download all Minecraft 1.17 Caves & Cliffs pre-releases for Java Edition Minecraft pre-release versions are available for free to all players already owning a copy of the game.

The Minecraft Java edition 1.17.1 pre-release 3 was made available to play and test for players globally on June 30, 2021.

Minecraft: Java Edition 1.17.1 Release Candidate 2 is here. The changes in this snapshot aren't listed in an official changelog, but Mojang does mention that a few critical issues were resolved.

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