Minecraft's second game drop for 2025 is almost ready, as the new snapshot patch notes have started to grow shorter. In the latest Minecraft snapshot 25w21a, Mojang has introduced a few minor but exciting features and changes.The Minecraft summer game drop is set to bring a much-needed revamp to the Overworld's clouds. Developers have already added a setting to change the cloud render distance and have extended the clouds beyond the horizon. With snapshot 25w21a, Mojang has now also updated the cloud patterns in Minecraft.Aside from the new cloud patterns, the latest snapshot also allows horses, donkeys, and mules to eat carrots. There are also new sounds for leads and saddles. Check out the complete Minecraft 25w21a patch notes to learn about all the new features and changes.Minecraft snapshot 25w21a patch notes: All you need to knowNew FeaturesUpdated the pattern of clouds in the skyHorses, Donkeys, and Mules can now be fed carrots to heal, grow, and improve their temperMusic and SoundAdded a new sound for when a Lead snapsAdded new custom sounds for shearing Saddles, Horse Armor, and Carpets from LlamasRelated - Minecraft lead guide: How to get, crafting recipe, and usesTechnical changesThe Data Pack version is now 78The Resource Pack version is now 62Data Pack Version 78Dialogsrun_command click actions will now correctly close dialogs and book screens even if the command does not require elevated permissionsDialogs should now correctly return to the previous non-dialog screen on close in all casesIf a new dialog is received by the client while warning screen is visible, it will not replace it, but when user clicks the "Back" button, the new dialog will be restored insteadThe sizes of elements in dialogs are now restricted:buttons - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)minecraft:plain_message dialog body - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)minecraft:item dialog bodywidth of description - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)width - between 1 and 256 (inclusive)height - between 1 and 256 (inclusive)minecraft:text input control - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)minecraft:single_option input control - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)minecraft:number_range input control - between 1 and 1024 (inclusive)minecraft:text Input Controlmax_length - maximum length of input, positive integer with default of 32multiline - if present, allows users to input multiple lines, optional object with fields:max_lines - if present, limits maximum lines, optional positive integerheight - height of input, optional integer in range 1 to 512If this field is omitted, but max_lines is present, the height will be chosen to fit the maximum number of linesIf this and max_lines are both omitted, it will default to a height that fits 4 linesminecraft:number_range Input ControlThe steps field has been replaced with a new field:step - step size, optional positive floatIf present, only values of initial + <any integer> * step will be allowedIf absent, any value from range the is allowedinitial - if not specified, now defaults to the middle of the rangeminecraft:multi_action_input_form Dialog TypeAdded new field columns - positive integer describing number of columns, default: 2Resource Pack Version 62SoundsAdded entity/leashknot/break for when a Lead snapsThe following sounds have been renamed:entity/leashknot/break1 -> entity/leashknot/unleash1entity/leashknot/break2 -> entity/leashknot/unleash2entity/leashknot/break3 -> entity/leashknot/unleash3entity/leashknot/place1 -> entity/leashknot/leash1entity/leashknot/place2 -> entity/leashknot/leash2entity/leashknot/place3 -> entity/leashknot/leash3The following sounds have been added for shearing Saddles, Horse Armor, and Carpets from Llamasmob/horse/armor_unequipmob/horse/saddle_unequipmob/llama/unequipFixed bugs in Minecraft snapshot 25w21aMC-36696 - Clicking on the statistics button on the menu screen advances the game by 1 tickMC-112730 - Beacon beam and structure block render twice per frameMC-236464 - Beacon beams emitted from below the player are invisible after reloading chunksMC-258336 - Frost Walker causes frequent visual corruption near chunk borders on Threaded and Semi-Blocking Chunk BuilderMC-296337 - Minecarts cause memory usage increases and crashesMC-297264 - Cat breeds are not seed based anymoreMC-297336 - Experience orbs from thrown bottles o' enchanting are very prone to getting stuck inside blocks when thrown against a cornerMC-297615 - Untranslatable error message when trying to join a closed RealmMC-297803 - The string "menu.custom_screen_info.contents" misspells "personal" as "pesonal"MC-297806 - music.game.swamp.labyrinthine misspells the song's titleMC-297808 - music.game.oxygene is missing the grave accent signMC-297812 - Bold text is rendered differently than in previous versionsMC-297813 - Amos Roddy is not listed in the creditsMC-297823 - music.game.mice_on_venus is using wrong capitalizationMC-297845 - Clicking the Statistics button in Singleplayer does not play the button click sound until you resume playingMC-297846 - The music toast flashes in the pause menu when the Music slider is set to zeroMC-297875 - Text shadow from underlined text overlaps the text below it in chat messagesMC-297888 - Text no longer renders in a consistent order across different fontsMC-297917 - The client stops responding when showing a dialog with an extremely wide buttonMC-297977 - Dialog columns layout has extra spacing between the grid and the overflow linear layoutYou can download Minecraft snapshot 25w21a using the official launcher. To check out the new cloud patterns, you can either create a brand-new world or load an existing one. Just be sure to back up your old world before loading it in a snapshot.