diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6659c6671..6c85241ea 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.20.0 (2017-04-11)
+=======================================
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Fix joining rooms over federation where not all servers in the room saw the
+  new server had joined (PR #2094)
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.20.0-rc1 (2017-03-30)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 580927abf..2e5f4e0ea 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.20.0-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.20.0"
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 6ed5ce9e1..2d9126dd8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1097,15 +1097,15 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 user_id,
                 "leave"
             )
-            signed_event = self._sign_event(event)
+            event = self._sign_event(event)
         except SynapseError:
             raise
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             logger.warn("Failed to reject invite: %s", e)
             raise SynapseError(500, "Failed to reject invite")
 
-        # Try the host we successfully got a response to /make_join/
-        # request first.
+        # Try the host that we succesfully called /make_leave/ on first for
+        # the /send_leave/ request.
         try:
             target_hosts.remove(origin)
             target_hosts.insert(0, origin)
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         try:
             yield self.replication_layer.send_leave(
                 target_hosts,
-                signed_event
+                event
             )
         except SynapseError:
             raise