Java Edition 17w31a

17w31a is the first and only snapshot for Java Edition 1.12.1, released on August 1, 2017.

Minecraft 17w31a

Edition	Java Edition
Release date	August 1, 2017
Type	Snapshot
Snapshot for	1.12.1
Downloads	Client (.json) Server
Protocol version	336
Data version	1239
Resource pack format	3
Minimum Java version	Java SE 8
◄◄  1.12 1.12.1 1.12.2 ►► 17w31a 1.12.1-pre1 ►

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Changes

General

Game credits

• Updated game credits to include more Mojang staff.
• Credits scroll 50% faster when viewed directly from the title screen than through the End Poem.

Splashes

• Removed "Better than Prey!"

Skeleton

• No longer picks up items based on their enchantments.

Fixes

1 issue fixed

Private issues

• MC-119011 – Security issue with recipe book.

Video

Video made by slicedlime:

Trivia

• 17w31a was previously removed from the launcher for some time, but was added back in September 2018.
• Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, this snapshot was released on a Tuesday instead of a Wednesday.