{{Infobox version
|title=Minecraft Beta 1.8.1
|image=Beta 1.8.1.png
|image2=Beta 1.8.1 menu.png
|edition=java
|date=September 15, 2011
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|jsonhash=2f6d2141c99bd626a069d8655135c4b13c45b981 |jsonfile=b1.8.1
|serverdl=[https://files.betacraft.uk/server-archive/beta/b1.8.1.jar Server]
|exedl=[https://files.betacraft.uk/server-archive/beta/b1.8.1.exe .exe]
|prevparent=Beta 1.8
|nextparent=1.0.0
}}<onlyinclude>

'''Beta 1.8.1''' is the last version of [[Java Edition Beta]], released on September 15, 2011,<ref>{{tweet|notch|114254634503245825|Minecraft 1.8.1 is up, fixing a shift click bug!|September 15, 2011}}</ref> to fix some of the bugs and crashes in [[Beta 1.8]].

== Changes ==
=== World generation ===
; [[Mineshaft]]s
* Support beams in mineshafts are converted from [[wood planks]] to [[oak fence]]s.

== Bugs ==
* The player can hit mobs and other players from far away.
* Pumpkin seeds no longer generate in mineshafts.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kkhzm/pumpkin_seeds_why_are_they_so_hard_to_find/</ref>

== Fixes ==
; 2 bugs fixed
* {{key|Shift}}+ clicking into a full chest/inventory crashing the game fixed.
* {{key|Shift}}+ clicking items in and out of a dispenser crashing the game fixed.</onlyinclude>

== Trivia ==
* Beta 1.8.1 was the last update in the Beta stage of the game's development.
** Despite their naming and the version they were originally intended for, the Beta 1.9 prereleases are generally not counted as part of the Beta stage.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Minecraft Webpage Beta 1.8.1.png|The Minecraft webpage with this version.
Beta1.8.1 house.jpg|A house made in this version.
</gallery>

== References ==
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