We have now released 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1, fixing even more stability issues. If no further critical issues are found, we expect this version to be the full release of 1.16.2 on Tuesday next week.
Technical Changes in 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1
The Resource and Data pack version has been raised to 6
Fixed bugs in 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1
MC-197275 Due to changes to walls, "pack_format: 5" is not cross-compatible between 1.15 and 1.16
MC-197263 End sky and nether fog don't work on servers
MC-197258 Certain dimensions can cause a game crash
MC-197225 Crash: java.util.concurrent.CompletionException: u: Exception generating new chunk
MC-197197 Game crashes/freezes after creating/entering a Superflat world without presets
MC-194933 Game crashes when loading a custom biome / java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Trying to add tag of type 8 to list of 10
MC-190103 Crash when using a nether portal: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: fromIndex < 0: -2368549