A new Minecraft 1.17 Snapshot has been released on March 31 with plenty of new features and changes to the games current Caves and Cliffs snapshot.

If you're new to the world of Minecraft it's ok to ask 'what is a Minecraft Snapshot?'.

Well, Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. This is a testing ground for the game. This way the developers can test any changes they make to the game before it's eventually released to the games Bedrock Edition.

The Bedrock Edition is the default version of the game available for PS4, Xbox One, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile.

Mojang developers normally use these new Java Snapshot updates to test upcoming features with the help of the community. At the moment, most updates are aimed at testing new features for the games 1.17 Caves and Cliffs update.

Below you'll find a complete rundown of the games latest patch notes for Snapshot 21W13A.

How To Get Minecraft's New 1.17 Snapshot?

Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab.

Snapshots can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.

New 1.17 Features in Minecraft 21W13A Snapshot

• Added the goat!
• Added an accessibility option

GOAT

• Goats spawn in Mountains
• Goats can scale the sides of mountains with their incredible jumps!
• Goats can be tempted and bred using Wheat
• Goats are another source of milk!

ACCESSIBILITY

• Added an alternative solid black background color for the Mojang Studios loading screen, toggleable with the “Monochrome Logo” accessibility option