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 ...

To this end, Mojang Studios is releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.17 Caves and Cliffs Update Release Candidate 2, which follows Release Candidate 1 with a few more critical fixes.

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

Although the development of Minecraft began over 12 years ago, the foot hasn't been taken off the gas pedal. Mojang has described the brand new Minecraft 1.