Items
Lava Chicken music disc
A new disc with the track Lava Chicken by Hyper Potions. It drops when you defeat a Chicken Jockey, a Baby Zombie riding a Chicken.
Minecraft 1.21.7
Released on 30 June 2025, Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.7 is a hotfix for 1.21.6 Chase the Skies that fixes 16 crashes and bugs. It also adds two pieces of content: the Lava Chicken music disc by Hyper Potions, dropped by Chicken Jockeys, and Dennis, a 3x3 wolf painting by Sarah Boeving.
Released 30 Jun 2025 1 new blocks & items Resource pack format 64 Data version 4438
Key takeaways
- New music disc: Lava Chicken by Hyper Potions, dropped when you defeat a Baby Zombie riding a Chicken.
- New painting: Dennis, a 3x3 painting of a wolf by artist Sarah Boeving.
- Hotfix: 16 bugs fixed, including crashes on AMD graphics and rendering issues on Qualcomm graphics.
Headline features
The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.
Items
Dennis painting
A 3x3 painting of a wolf, titled Dennis, by artist Sarah Boeving. Its addition fixes MC-298818, which reported it missing from Java Edition.
Everything new in 1.21.7
compared with 1.21.6 · from the game files1Blocks & items
Other blocks & items × 1
Music Disc What changed
GraphicsOn some Qualcomm graphics, the moon, filled maps and the breaking particles of vertical Droppers and Dispensers render correctly again (MC-297748, MC-298448, MC-298832).
CrashesThe game no longer crashes on startup on some AMD graphics (MC-298879), and servers no longer crash when certain mobs ride a Turtle (MC-299126).
GameplayBlindness and Darkness fog works underwater again (MC-298856), and you no longer pass through a Happy Ghast when dismounting while moving forward (MC-298919).
Resource packsReloading 512x512 packs or packs with a x32000 atlas no longer breaks the game (MC-280354, MC-298986).
TechnicalMemory leaks in texture atlases and item rendering are fixed, and force upgrading now writes the new DataVersion (MC-298898, MC-299071, MC-299110).
TechnicalData pack version 81 and resource pack version 64, up from 80 and 63 in 1.21.6.
Mods & loaders for 1.21.7
Mods must be rebuilt for each version. Counts from the files published on Modrinth and CurseForge, in our catalog.
| Loader | Mods with a 1.21.7 file | Latest build |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 192 | 0.20.1 |
| NeoForge | 170 | 21.7.25-beta |
| Forge | 78 | 57.0.3 |
| Quilt | 67 | · |
Popular mods Sodium · AvailableJust Enough Items (JEI) · AvailableFabric API · AvailableLithium · AvailableIris Shaders · AvailableOptiFine · Available
218 mods in our catalog have a 1.21.7 file → 234 texture packs and 51 maps in our catalog support 1.21.7.
How to play 1.21.7
- 01
Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.
- 02
Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.21.7.
- 03
Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.
From first snapshot to release
0 snapshots, 0 pre-releases and 2 release candidates over 5 days.
- 1.21.7-rc125 Jun 2025
- 1.21.730 Jun 2025
Minecraft 1.21.7 FAQ
When was Minecraft 1.21.7 released?
On 30 June 2025, for Java Edition, less than two weeks after 1.21.6 Chase the Skies. The 1.21.8 hotfix followed on 17 July 2025.
How do you get the Lava Chicken music disc?
Defeat a Chicken Jockey, a Baby Zombie riding a Chicken. The disc is part of its refreshed loot in 1.21.7.
Can a 1.21.6 client join a 1.21.7 server?
No. 1.21.7 moves to network protocol 772 (1.21.6 uses 771) and raises the data pack and resource pack versions to 81 and 64, so clients and servers must be on the same version.
Which Java version does 1.21.7 need?
Java 21, like the rest of 1.21. The Minecraft Launcher installs the right runtime automatically.