Minecraft 1.17.1 pre-release 3 patch notes: Everything players need to know

Mojang recently made its third Minecraft 1.17.1 pre-release available to players. The update is expected to fix many of the issues found in the original Caves & Cliffs patch.

The third pre-release contains a few bug fixes and a datapack that allows players to test out the new edition early.

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Minecraft 1.17.1 pre-release 3 patch notes

All axolotl color variations and their babies in Minecraft (Image via Reddit)

The Minecraft 1.17.1 pre-release 3 only consists of minor bug fixes. The fixes are listed below:

• Captured axolotl constantly tries to leave water
• Light tickets are released too early
• Chunks not loading on a server / Cannot invoke “cmq.a (int, int, int)” because “☃” is null
• Axolotls despawning though named and on leashes
• Piglins and piglin brutes no longer call other piglins after attacking one of them behind walls
• Placing a small dripleaf results in the top half of water getting deleted
• Unable to create a jar-filesystem” warning logged upon starting the game

Listed above are all of the changes found in the third pre-release of the Minecraft 1.17.1 update.

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Since the second pre-release was revealed not too long ago, its patch notes will also be listed below.

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Pre-release 2 Patch Notes

The official artwork for the original caves & cliffs update (Image via Mojang)

The patch notes for the second pre-release of the Minecraft 1.17.1 update are as follows:

• Deaths of named mobs are now logged
• Calcite is too quiet compared to other blocks
• Creative mode obtained Bucket of Axolotl/Tropical Fish only spawns one kind axolotl/tropical fish
• Emerald ore generates too often
• Attempting to walk through flowing water constantly switches the player from swimming into normal mode
• Diamond ore distribution changed between 1.16.5 and 1.17
• You can steal the item a villager is holding for trade by killing it
• Wandering Trader obtained tropical fish are only white kob
• /clear command doesn’t clear certain stacks after dropping items from them

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The purpose of these pre-releases is to ensure that the upcoming update is up to par with Mojang's standards.

The video above showcases some of the more important changes found in the second pre-release.

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