Minecraft Java Edition 1.17 Version History

Tools

• Added Spyglass
• Added Bundle

Stairs

• Added Cut Copper Stairs, Exposed Cut Copper Stairs, Weathered Cut Copper Stairs, Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
• Added Waxed Cut Copper Stairs, Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Stairs, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Stairs, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Stairs
• Added Cobbled Deepslate Stairs, Polished Deepslate Stairs, Deepslate Tile Stairs, Deepslate Brick Stairs

Slabs

• Added Cut Copper Slab, Exposed Cut Copper Slab, Weathered Cut Copper Slab, Oxidized Cut Copper Slab
• Added Waxed Cut Copper Slab, Waxed Exposed Cut Copper Slab, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper Slab, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper Slab
• Added Polished Deepslate Slab, Cobbled Deepslate Slab, Deepslate Tile Slab, Deepslate Brick Slab

Walls

• Added Cobbled Deepslate Wall, Polished Deepslate Wall, Deepslate Tile Wall, Deepslate Brick Wall

Ores

• Added Copper Ore
• Added Deepslate Gold Ore, Deepslate Iron Ore, Deepslate Copper Ore, Deepslate Coal Ore, Deepslate Emerald Ore, Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore, Deepslate Diamond Ore, Deepslate Redstone Ore

Amethyst

• Added the 4 growth stages of amethyst (Small Amethyst Bud, Medium Amethyst Bud, Large Amethyst Bud, and Amethyst Cluster)
• Added Amethyst Shard
• Added Block of Amethyst, Budding Amethyst

Plant Items

• Added Azalea, Flowering Azalea
• Added Azalea Leaves, Flowering Azalea Leaves
• Added Spore Blossom
• Added Moss Carpet, Moss Block, Rooted Dirt, Hanging Roots
• Added Big Dripleaf, Small Dripleaf
• Added Glow Lichen
• Added Glow Berries

Buckets

• Added Bucket of Axolotl
• Added Powder Snow Bucket

Copper

• Added Copper Ingot
• Added Copper Block, Exposed Copper Block, Weathered Copper Block, Oxidized Copper Block
• Added Cut Copper, Exposed Cut Copper, Weathered Cut Copper, Oxidized Cut Copper
• Added Waxed Copper, Waxed Exposed Copper, Waxed Weathered Copper, Waxed Oxidized Copper
• Added Waxed Cut Copper, Waxed Exposed Cut Copper, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper, Waxed Oxidized Cut Copper

Blocks and Items

• Added Calcite, Tuff
• Added Tinted Glass
• Added Candle (also available in the following colors: White, Orange, Magenta, Light Blue, Yellow, Lime, Pink, Gray, Light Gray, Cyan, Purple, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Black)
• Added Lightning Rod
• Added Glow Ink Sac
• Added Glow Item Frame
• Added Pointed Dripstone, Dripstone Block
• Added Sculk Sensor
• Added Deepslate, Cobbled Deepslate, Polished Deepslate
• Added Deepslate Bricks, Deepslate Tiles, Chiseled Deepslate
• Added Cracked Deepslate Bricks, Cracked Deepslate Tiles
• Added Infested Deepslate
• Added Smooth Basalt
• Added Raw Iron, Raw Copper, Raw Gold
• Added Block of Raw Iron, Block of Raw Copper, Block of Raw Gold
• Added Light Block

Spawn Eggs

• Added Axolotl Spawn Egg
• Added Glow Squid Spawn Egg
• Added Goat Spawn Egg

Passive Mobs

• Added Axolotl
• Added Glow Squid

Neutral Mobs

• Added Goat (also referred to as Mountain Goat)

Changes

• A Shulker hitting another Shulker with a Shulker Bullet can make a new Shulker

Overworld Biomes

• Added Dripstone Caves
• Added Lush Caves

New Commands

• Added /item command (which replaces the /replaceitem command)
• Added /summon command for glow squid
• Added /summon command for axolotl
• Added /summon command for goat

Removed Commands

• Removed /replaceitem command

Changes

• Added new game rules to the /gamerule command:
  • freezeDamage - Whether the player being in powder snow causes damage
  • playersSleepingPercentage - Percentage of players that must sleep in order to skip the Night

Structures

• Added Geode

General Changes

• All types of Amethyst blocks will create beautiful sounds when you walk on them, break them, place them, or hit them with a projectile
• Simple firework rockets with 1 gunpowder can now be crafted using the recipe book
• Dirt paths (formerly called grass paths) can now be made by using a shovel on dirt, podzol, mycelium, or coarse dirt
• Minecarts and rails now work in water
• Particles now appear when pistons break blocks