From 57ca8ab10f74e9f36b3a93ff31438cabb146fb5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard van der Hoff Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:06:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes about dropping support for Python 3.6 and Postgres 9.6. --- CHANGES.md | 4 ++++ docs/deprecation_policy.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md index 693204584..dc6fa1779 100644 --- a/CHANGES.md +++ b/CHANGES.md @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Synapse 1.49.1 (2021-12-21) This release fixes a regression introduced in Synapse 1.49.0 which could cause `/sync` requests to take significantly longer. This would particularly affect "initial" syncs for users participating in a large number of rooms, and in extreme cases, could make it impossible for such users to log in on a new client. +**Note:** in line with our [deprecation policy](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/deprecation_policy.html) for platform dependencies, this will be the last release to support Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6, both of which have now reached upstream end-of-life. Synapse will require Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10. + +**Note:** We will also stop producing packages for Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) after this release, as it uses Python 3.6. + Bugfixes -------- diff --git a/docs/deprecation_policy.md b/docs/deprecation_policy.md index 06ea34055..359dac07c 100644 --- a/docs/deprecation_policy.md +++ b/docs/deprecation_policy.md @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ i.e. when a version reaches End of Life Synapse will withdraw support for that version in future releases. Details on the upstream support life cycles for Python and PostgreSQL are -documented at https://endoflife.date/python and -https://endoflife.date/postgresql. +documented at [https://endoflife.date/python](https://endoflife.date/python) and +[https://endoflife.date/postgresql](https://endoflife.date/postgresql). Context