diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 615bb658..ddacb3ea 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.viaversion"
-    version = "4.0.1-1.17.1-pre2-SNAPSHOT"
+    version = "4.0.1-1.17.1-rc1-SNAPSHOT"
     description = "Allow older clients to join newer server versions."
 }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_17to1_17_1/Protocol1_17To1_17_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_17to1_17_1/Protocol1_17To1_17_1.java
index 88fe3e25..05424773 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_17to1_17_1/Protocol1_17To1_17_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_17to1_17_1/Protocol1_17To1_17_1.java
@@ -21,28 +21,46 @@ import com.viaversion.viabackwards.api.BackwardsProtocol;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_17to1_17_1.storage.InventoryStateIds;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.Item;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketRemapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_17_1to1_17.ClientboundPackets1_17_1;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_17to1_16_4.ClientboundPackets1_17;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_17to1_16_4.ServerboundPackets1_17;
 
-public final class Protocol1_17To1_17_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_17, ClientboundPackets1_17, ServerboundPackets1_17, ServerboundPackets1_17> {
+public final class Protocol1_17To1_17_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_17_1, ClientboundPackets1_17, ServerboundPackets1_17, ServerboundPackets1_17> {
 
     private static final int MAX_PAGE_LENGTH = 8192;
     private static final int MAX_TITLE_LENGTH = 128;
     private static final int MAX_PAGES = 200; // Actually limited to 100 when handling the read packet, but /shrug
 
     public Protocol1_17To1_17_1() {
-        super(ClientboundPackets1_17.class, ClientboundPackets1_17.class, ServerboundPackets1_17.class, ServerboundPackets1_17.class);
+        super(ClientboundPackets1_17_1.class, ClientboundPackets1_17.class, ServerboundPackets1_17.class, ServerboundPackets1_17.class);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void registerPackets() {
-        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17.CLOSE_WINDOW, new PacketRemapper() {
+        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17_1.REMOVE_ENTITIES, null, new PacketRemapper() {
+            @Override
+            public void registerMap() {
+                handler(wrapper -> {
+                    int[] entityIds = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT_ARRAY_PRIMITIVE);
+                    wrapper.cancel();
+                    for (int entityId : entityIds) {
+                        // Send individual remove packets
+                        PacketWrapper newPacket = wrapper.create(ClientboundPackets1_17.REMOVE_ENTITY);
+                        newPacket.write(Type.VAR_INT, entityId);
+                        newPacket.send(Protocol1_17To1_17_1.class);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
+        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17_1.CLOSE_WINDOW, new PacketRemapper() {
             @Override
             public void registerMap() {
                 handler(wrapper -> {
@@ -51,7 +69,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_17To1_17_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPac
                 });
             }
         });
-        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17.SET_SLOT, new PacketRemapper() {
+        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17_1.SET_SLOT, new PacketRemapper() {
             @Override
             public void registerMap() {
                 handler(wrapper -> {
@@ -61,7 +79,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_17To1_17_1 extends BackwardsProtocol<ClientboundPac
                 });
             }
         });
-        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17.WINDOW_ITEMS, new PacketRemapper() {
+        registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_17_1.WINDOW_ITEMS, new PacketRemapper() {
             @Override
             public void registerMap() {
                 handler(wrapper -> {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f84de89d..e0622dcd 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ metadata.format.version = "1.0"
 [versions]
 
 # ViaVersion
-viaver = "4.0.1-1.17.1-pre2-SNAPSHOT"
+viaver = "4.0.1-1.17.1-rc1-SNAPSHOT"
 
 # Common provided
 netty = "4.0.20.Final"