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1.16.5 is a minor update to Java Edition released on January 15, 2021,[1] which fixes two issues related to server crashes. This version is compatible with 1.16.4, meaning that a 1.16.4 client can play on a 1.16.5 server.

Fixes

3 issues fixed
From 1.16.3
  • MC-203337 – java.lang.IllegalStateException: POI data mismatch: already registered.
Other
  • Fixed two major stability issues.

Trivia

  • This is the first time a major update has had a fifth minor release since 1.8.5.
  • This is also the first minor version since 1.8.9 to be released during the snapshot process of the next major update, in this case 1.17.

References

  1. "Minecraft Java 1.16.5 Released" – Minecraft.net, January 15, 2021
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