We are now releasing the first, and hopefully only, release-candidate for 1.21.9. If all goes well, no further changes will be made before the full release. Happy mining!

Fixed bugs in 1.21.9 Release Candidate 1

• MC-302243 Creakings can spawn with the "spawnMonsters" game rule set to false
• MC-302278 The texture in the middle of conduits is upside down