The release has occurred on December 10, 2021.

It is a small update for the Java Edition that contains some fixes not included in the main 1.18 update. Head over to our feedback website or come chat with us about it on the official Minecraft Discord. In this version of Minecraft 1.18.1 only fixes, but they are just as important and worth downloading this release.To install the release, open up the Minecraft Launcher and click play! MC-243796 - Random non fatal exceptions in console: Failed to store chunk ConcurrentModificationException.MC-243216 - Chunk render distance on servers seems shorter than in 1.17.1.MC-242729 - “Observer activating without any updates nearby, caused by /clone”.MC-229321 - Bees inside of bee hives / nests sometimes despawn when the world is reloaded.MC-219507 - Beacon’s power reverts back to previous one on world reload.MC-152198 - Actual render distance is 2 chunks lower than render distance setting.Instead of applying fog as a spherical volume it is now applied as a cylindrical volume.World fog now starts further away from the player, to make distant terrain more visible.Fixed an issue that would cause players on low-bandwidth connections to get timeout errors when connecting to a server.If you are running a multiplayer server, we highly encourage you to upgrade to this version as soon as possible. This release fixes a critical security issue for multiplayer servers, changes how the world fog works to make more of the world visible, and fixes a couple of other bugs. We’re now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1.

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