As expected, Mojang Studios is now testing Release Candidate 1 for Minecraft: Java Edition 1.17.1. As long as there are no obvious bugs or glaring issues, this update should roll out ...

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

Follow these steps to download Minecraft 1.17.1 pre-release 1: Open Minecraft launcher. If not installed, get it from here. Go to the Installations option near the Play option.