diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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+Synapse 1.70.0rc1 (2022-10-19)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Support for [MSC3856](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3856): threads list API. ([\#13394](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13394), [\#14171](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14171), [\#14175](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14175))
+- Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)). ([\#13776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13776), [\#13824](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13824), [\#13877](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13877), [\#13878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13878), [\#14050](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14050), [\#14140](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14140), [\#14159](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14159), [\#14163](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14163), [\#14174](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14174), [\#14222](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14222))
+- Stop fetching missing `prev_events` after we already know their signature is invalid. ([\#13816](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13816))
+- Send application service access tokens as a header (and query parameter). Implement [MSC2832](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2832). ([\#13996](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13996))
+- Ignore server ACL changes when generating pushes. Implement [MSC3786](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3786). ([\#13997](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13997))
+- Support for redirecting to an implementation of a [MSC3886](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3886) HTTP rendezvous service. ([\#14018](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14018))
+- The `/relations` endpoint can now be used on workers. ([\#14028](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14028))
+- Advertise support for Matrix 1.3 and 1.4 on `/_matrix/client/versions`. ([\#14032](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14032), [\#14184](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14184))
+- Improve validation of request bodies for the [Device Management](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#device-management) and [MSC2697 Device Dehyrdation](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2697) client-server API endpoints. ([\#14054](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14054))
+- Experimental support for [MSC3874](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3874). ([\#14148](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14148))
+- Improve the validation of the following PUT endpoints: [`/directory/room/{roomAlias}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3directoryroomroomalias), [`/directory/list/room/{roomId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3directorylistroomroomid) and [`/directory/list/appservice/{networkId}/{roomId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/application-service-api/#put_matrixclientv3directorylistappservicenetworkidroomid). ([\#14179](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14179))
+- Build and publish binary wheels for `aarch64` platforms. ([\#14212](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14212))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Prevent device names from appearing in device list updates when `allow_device_name_lookup_over_federation` is `false`. ([\#10015](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10015))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where redactions were not being sent over federation if we did not have the original event. ([\#13813](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13813))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where edits of non-`m.room.message` events would not be correctly bundled or have their new content applied. ([\#14034](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14034))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.53.0 when querying `/publicRooms` with both a `room_type` filter and a `third_party_instance_id`. ([\#14053](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14053))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse would error on the optional 'invite_room_state' field not being provided to [`PUT /_matrix/federation/v2/invite/{roomId}/{eventId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/server-server-api/#put_matrixfederationv2inviteroomideventid). ([\#14083](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14083))
+- Fix a bug where invalid oEmbed fields would cause the entire response to be discarded. Introduced in Synapse 1.18.0. ([\#14089](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14089))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.37.0 in which an incorrect key name was used for sending and receiving room metadata when knocking on a room. ([\#14102](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14102))
+- Fix a bug introduced in v1.69.0rc1 where the joined hosts for a given event were not being properly cached. ([\#14125](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14125))
+- Fix pinning Rust dependencies in docker images. ([\#14129](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14129))
+- Fix a bug introduced in 1.30.0 where purging and rejoining a room without restarting in-between would result in a broken room. ([\#14161](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14161), [\#14164](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14164))
+- Fix [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3030) `/timestamp_to_event` endpoint returning potentially inaccurate closest events with `outliers` present. ([\#14215](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14215))
+
+
+Updates to the Docker image
+---------------------------
+
+- Update the version of frozendict in Docker images and Debian packages from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4, which may fix memory leak problems. ([\#13955](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13955))
+- Use the `minimal` Rust profile when building Synapse. ([\#14141](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14141))
+- Prevent a class of database sharding errors when using `Dockerfile-workers` to spawn multiple instances of the same worker. Contributed by Jason Little. ([\#14165](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14165))
+- Set LD_PRELOAD to use jemalloc memory allocator in Dockerfile-workers. ([\#14182](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14182))
+- Fix pre-startup logging being lost when using the `Dockerfile-workers` image. ([\#14195](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14195))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add sample worker files for `pusher` and `federation_sender`. ([\#14077](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14077))
+- Improve the listener example on the metrics documentation. ([\#14078](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14078))
+- Expand Google OpenID Connect example config to map email attribute. Contributed by @ptman. ([\#14081](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14081))
+- The changelog entry ending in a full stop or exclamation mark is not optional. ([\#14087](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14087))
+- Fix links to jemalloc documentation, which were broken in #13491. ([\#14093](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14093))
+- Remove not needed `replication` listener in docker compose example. ([\#14107](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14107))
+- Fix name of `alias_creation_rules` option in the config manual documentation. ([\#14124](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14124))
+- Clarify comment on event contexts. ([\#14145](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14145))
+- Fix dead link to the [Admin Registration API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/register_api.html). ([\#14189](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14189))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove the experimental implementation of [MSC3772](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3772). ([\#14094](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14094))
+- Remove the unstable identifier for [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715). ([\#14106](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14106), [\#14146](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14146))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Bump actions/setup-python from 2 to 4. ([\#13983](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13983), [\#14046](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14046))
+- Bump types-pyopenssl from 22.0.0 to 22.0.10. ([\#13984](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13984))
+- Bump jsonschema from 4.4.0 to 4.16.0. ([\#13985](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13985))
+- Bump types-setuptools from 57.4.9 to 65.4.0.0. ([\#13986](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13986))
+- Bump types-requests from 2.27.11 to 2.28.11. ([\#13987](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13987))
+- Bump isort from 5.7.0 to 5.10.1. ([\#13988](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13988))
+- Optimise queries used to get a users rooms during sync. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar). ([\#13991](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13991))
+- Update authlib from 0.15.5 to 1.1.0. ([\#14006](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14006))
+- Make `parse_server_name` consistent in handling invalid server names. ([\#14007](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14007))
+- Don't repeatedly wake up the same users for batched events. ([\#14033](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14033))
+- Bump msgpack from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4. ([\#14040](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14040))
+- Bump types-pyyaml from 6.0.4 to 6.0.12. ([\#14041](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14041))
+- Bump phonenumbers from 8.12.44 to 8.12.56. ([\#14043](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14043))
+- Bump pydantic from 1.9.1 to 1.10.2. ([\#14044](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14044))
+- Complement test image: capture logs from nginx. ([\#14063](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14063))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.35.0 where errors parsing a `/send_join` or `/state` response would produce excessive, low-quality Sentry events. ([\#14065](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14065))
+- Don't create noisy Sentry events when a requester drops connection to the metrics server mid-request. ([\#14072](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14072))
+- Run the integration test suites with the asyncio reactor enabled in CI. ([\#14092](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14092))
+- Add debug logs to figure out why an event was filtered out of the client response. ([\#14095](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14095))
+- Indicate what endpoint came back with a JSON response we were unable to parse. ([\#14097](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14097))
+- Break up calls to fetch rooms for many users. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar). ([\#14109](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14109))
+- Bump types-pillow from 9.0.15 to 9.2.2. ([\#14113](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14113))
+- Bump types-psycopg2 from 2.9.9 to 2.9.21.1. ([\#14114](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14114))
+- Bump idna from 3.3 to 3.4. ([\#14115](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14115))
+- Bump bleach from 4.1.0 to 5.0.1. ([\#14116](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14116))
+- Faster joins: prioritise the server we joined by when restarting a partial join resync. ([\#14126](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14126))
+- Cache Rust build cache when building docker images. ([\#14130](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14130))
+- Enable dependabot for Rust dependencies. ([\#14132](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14132))
+- Bump typing-extensions from 4.1.1 to 4.4.0. ([\#14134](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14134))
+- Use the `minimal` Rust profile when building Synapse. ([\#14141](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14141))
+- Remove unused configuration code. ([\#14142](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14142))
+- Prepare for the [`gotestfmt` repository move](https://github.com/GoTestTools/gotestfmt/discussions/46). ([\#14144](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14144))
+- Invalidate rooms for user caches on replicated event, fix sync cache race in synapse workers. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar). ([\#14155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14155))
+- Bump bcrypt from 3.2.0 to 4.0.1. ([\#14186](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14186))
+- Bump types-pillow from 9.2.2 to 9.2.2.1. ([\#14187](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14187))
+- Bump types-bleach from 4.1.4 to 5.0.3. ([\#14188](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14188))
+- Enable url previews when testing with complement. ([\#14198](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14198))
+- Bump psycopg2 from 2.9.3 to 2.9.4. ([\#14200](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14200))
+- Bump click from 8.1.1 to 8.1.3. ([\#14201](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14201))
+- Bump pygithub from 1.55 to 1.56. ([\#14206](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14206))
+- Bump twisted from 22.4.0 to 22.8.0. ([\#14207](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14207))
+- Bump types-setuptools from 65.4.0.0 to 65.5.0.1. ([\#14208](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14208))
+- When authenticating batched events, check for auth events in batch as well as DB. ([\#14214](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14214))
+- Update CI config to avoid GitHub Actions deprecation warnings. ([\#14216](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14216), [\#14224](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14224))
+- Update dependency requirements to allow building with poetry-core 1.3.2. ([\#14217](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14217))
+- Rename the `cache_memory` extra to `cache-memory`, for compatability with poetry-core 1.3.0 and [PEP 685](https://peps.python.org/pep-0685/). From-source installations using this extra will need to install using the new name. ([\#14221](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14221))
+- Specify dev-dependencies using lower bounds, to reduce the likelihood of a dependabot merge conflict. The lockfile continues to pin to specific versions. ([\#14227](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14227))
+
+
 Synapse 1.69.0 (2022-10-17)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/10015.bugfix b/changelog.d/10015.bugfix
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-Prevent device names from appearing in device list updates when `allow_device_name_lookup_over_federation` is `false`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13394.feature b/changelog.d/13394.feature
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-Support for [MSC3856](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3856): threads list API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13776.feature b/changelog.d/13776.feature
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-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13813.bugfix b/changelog.d/13813.bugfix
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-Fix a long-standing bug where redactions were not being sent over federation if we did not have the original event.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13816.feature b/changelog.d/13816.feature
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-Stop fetching missing `prev_events` after we already know their signature is invalid.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13824.feature b/changelog.d/13824.feature
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-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13877.feature b/changelog.d/13877.feature
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-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13878.feature b/changelog.d/13878.feature
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-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13955.docker b/changelog.d/13955.docker
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-Update the version of frozendict in Docker images and Debian packages from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4, which may fix memory leak problems.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13983.misc b/changelog.d/13983.misc
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-Bump actions/setup-python from 2 to 4.
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-Bump types-pyopenssl from 22.0.0 to 22.0.10.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13985.misc b/changelog.d/13985.misc
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-Bump jsonschema from 4.4.0 to 4.16.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13986.misc b/changelog.d/13986.misc
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-Bump types-setuptools from 57.4.9 to 65.4.0.0.
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-Bump types-requests from 2.27.11 to 2.28.11.
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-Bump isort from 5.7.0 to 5.10.1.
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-Optimise queries used to get a users rooms during sync. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13996.feature b/changelog.d/13996.feature
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-Send application service access tokens as a header (and query parameter). Implement [MSC2832](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2832).
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-Ignore server ACL changes when generating pushes. Implement [MSC3786](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3786).
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-Update authlib from 0.15.5 to 1.1.0.
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-Make `parse_server_name` consistent in handling invalid server names.
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-Support for redirecting to an implementation of a [MSC3886](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3886) HTTP rendezvous service.
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-The `/relations` endpoint can now be used on workers.
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-Advertise support for Matrix 1.3 and 1.4 on `/_matrix/client/versions`.
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-Don't repeatedly wake up the same users for batched events.
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-Fix a long-standing bug where edits of non-`m.room.message` events would not be correctly bundled or have their new content applied.
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-Bump msgpack from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4.
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-Bump types-pyyaml from 6.0.4 to 6.0.12.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14043.misc b/changelog.d/14043.misc
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-Bump phonenumbers from 8.12.44 to 8.12.56.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14044.misc b/changelog.d/14044.misc
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index 0909739a2..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump pydantic from 1.9.1 to 1.10.2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14046.misc b/changelog.d/14046.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 69ed75be9..000000000
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-Bump actions/setup-python from 2 to 4.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14050.feature b/changelog.d/14050.feature
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index 5d0ae16e1..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14050.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14053.bugfix b/changelog.d/14053.bugfix
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index 07769f51d..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14053.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.53.0 when querying `/publicRooms` with both a `room_type` filter and a `third_party_instance_id`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14054.feature b/changelog.d/14054.feature
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index 9cf3f7a55..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14054.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve validation of request bodies for the [Device Management](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#device-management) and [MSC2697 Device Dehyrdation](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2697) client-server API endpoints.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14063.misc b/changelog.d/14063.misc
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index f0d1e47f1..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14063.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Complement test image: capture logs from nginx.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14065.misc b/changelog.d/14065.misc
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index 98998b001..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.35.0 where errors parsing a `/send_join` or `/state` response would produce excessive, low-quality Sentry events.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14072.misc b/changelog.d/14072.misc
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index 3070c756d..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14072.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Don't create noisy Sentry events when a requester drops connection to the metrics server mid-request.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14077.doc b/changelog.d/14077.doc
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index 7853e7cd5..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14077.doc
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-Add sample worker files for `pusher` and `federation_sender`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14078.doc b/changelog.d/14078.doc
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index cbe3c8b38..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14078.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve the listener example on the metrics documentation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14081.doc b/changelog.d/14081.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a6925b3b..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14081.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Expand Google OpenID Connect example config to map email attribute. Contributed by @ptman.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14083.bugfix b/changelog.d/14083.bugfix
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index 752982b1c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14083.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse would error on the optional 'invite_room_state' field not being provided to [`PUT /_matrix/federation/v2/invite/{roomId}/{eventId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/server-server-api/#put_matrixfederationv2inviteroomideventid).
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14087.doc b/changelog.d/14087.doc
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--- a/changelog.d/14087.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The changelog entry ending in a full stop or exclamation mark is not optional.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14089.bugfix b/changelog.d/14089.bugfix
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index 4a398921b..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14089.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug where invalid oEmbed fields would cause the entire response to be discarded. Introduced in Synapse 1.18.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14092.misc b/changelog.d/14092.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c48f40cd3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14092.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Run the integration test suites with the asyncio reactor enabled in CI.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14093.doc b/changelog.d/14093.doc
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index cb1ff9490..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14093.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix links to jemalloc documentation, which were broken in #13491.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14094.removal b/changelog.d/14094.removal
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index 6ef03b1a0..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14094.removal
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove the experimental implementation of [MSC3772](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3772).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14095.misc b/changelog.d/14095.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3483201d5..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14095.misc
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-Add debug logs to figure out why an event was filtered out of the client response.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14097.misc b/changelog.d/14097.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8392448c4..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14097.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Indicate what endpoint came back with a JSON response we were unable to parse.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14102.bugfix b/changelog.d/14102.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index d71e108f7..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14102.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.37.0 in which an incorrect key name was used for sending and receiving room metadata when knocking on a room.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14106.removal b/changelog.d/14106.removal
deleted file mode 100644
index 08fa75289..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14106.removal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove the unstable identifier for [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14107.doc b/changelog.d/14107.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7063de05c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14107.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove not needed `replication` listener in docker compose example.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14109.misc b/changelog.d/14109.misc
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index 7987c2050..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14109.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Break up calls to fetch rooms for many users. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14113.misc b/changelog.d/14113.misc
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index 11aafc63e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14113.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump types-pillow from 9.0.15 to 9.2.2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14114.misc b/changelog.d/14114.misc
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index 273f82c38..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14114.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump types-psycopg2 from 2.9.9 to 2.9.21.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14115.misc b/changelog.d/14115.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d93581fac..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14115.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump idna from 3.3 to 3.4.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14116.misc b/changelog.d/14116.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e020fad07..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14116.misc
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-Bump bleach from 4.1.0 to 5.0.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14124.doc b/changelog.d/14124.doc
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index f578f9361..000000000
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-Fix name of `alias_creation_rules` option in the config manual documentation.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14125.bugfix b/changelog.d/14125.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in v1.69.0rc1 where the joined hosts for a given event were not being properly cached.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14126.misc b/changelog.d/14126.misc
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index 30b3482fb..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14126.misc
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-Faster joins: prioritise the server we joined by when restarting a partial join resync.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14129.bugfix b/changelog.d/14129.bugfix
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index c392d07d2..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14129.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix pinning Rust dependencies in docker images.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14130.misc b/changelog.d/14130.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b801e172f..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14130.misc
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-Cache Rust build cache when building docker images.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14132.misc b/changelog.d/14132.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c9df48599..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14132.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Enable dependabot for Rust dependencies.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14134.misc b/changelog.d/14134.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ce679b33..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14134.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump typing-extensions from 4.1.1 to 4.4.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14140.feature b/changelog.d/14140.feature
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index 5d0ae16e1..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14140.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14141.docker b/changelog.d/14141.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index 561806cda..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14141.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use the `minimal` Rust profile when building Synapse.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14141.misc b/changelog.d/14141.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 561806cda..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14141.misc
+++ /dev/null
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-Use the `minimal` Rust profile when building Synapse.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14142.misc b/changelog.d/14142.misc
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index 364931701..000000000
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-Remove unused configuration code.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14144.misc b/changelog.d/14144.misc
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index 8a136f529..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14144.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prepare for the [`gotestfmt` repository move](https://github.com/GoTestTools/gotestfmt/discussions/46).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14145.doc b/changelog.d/14145.doc
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-Clarify comment on event contexts.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/14146.removal b/changelog.d/14146.removal
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index 08fa75289..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14146.removal
+++ /dev/null
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-Remove the unstable identifier for [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14148.feature b/changelog.d/14148.feature
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index 951d0cac8..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14148.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for [MSC3874](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3874).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14155.misc b/changelog.d/14155.misc
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index 79539cdc3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14155.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Invalidate rooms for user caches on replicated event, fix sync cache race in synapse workers. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14159.feature b/changelog.d/14159.feature
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--- a/changelog.d/14159.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14161.bugfix b/changelog.d/14161.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in 1.30.0 where purging and rejoining a room without restarting in-between would result in a broken room.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14163.feature b/changelog.d/14163.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14164.bugfix b/changelog.d/14164.bugfix
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--- a/changelog.d/14164.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in 1.30.0 where purging and rejoining a room without restarting in-between would result in a broken room.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14165.docker b/changelog.d/14165.docker
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prevent a class of database sharding errors when using `Dockerfile-workers` to spawn multiple instances of the same worker. Contributed by Jason Little.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14171.feature b/changelog.d/14171.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for [MSC3856](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3856): threads list API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14174.feature b/changelog.d/14174.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d0ae16e1..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14174.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14175.feature b/changelog.d/14175.feature
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index df3ce45a7..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14175.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for [MSC3856](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3856): threads list API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14179.feature b/changelog.d/14179.feature
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index 48f2db91d..000000000
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve the validation of the following PUT endpoints: [`/directory/room/{roomAlias}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3directoryroomroomalias), [`/directory/list/room/{roomId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3directorylistroomroomid) and [`/directory/list/appservice/{networkId}/{roomId}`](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/application-service-api/#put_matrixclientv3directorylistappservicenetworkidroomid).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14182.docker b/changelog.d/14182.docker
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index a0ce1bce5..000000000
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-Set LD_PRELOAD to use jemalloc memory allocator in Dockerfile-workers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14184.feature b/changelog.d/14184.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 016c70422..000000000
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Advertise support for Matrix 1.3 and 1.4 on `/_matrix/client/versions`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14186.misc b/changelog.d/14186.misc
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index 7b369cd87..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14186.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump bcrypt from 3.2.0 to 4.0.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14187.misc b/changelog.d/14187.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e40b737a..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14187.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump types-pillow from 9.2.2 to 9.2.2.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14188.misc b/changelog.d/14188.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 57eadcf19..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14188.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump types-bleach from 4.1.4 to 5.0.3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14189.doc b/changelog.d/14189.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c7e556ad..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14189.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix dead link to the [Admin Registration API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/register_api.html).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14195.docker b/changelog.d/14195.docker
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index d755a7959..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix pre-startup logging being lost when using the `Dockerfile-workers` image.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14198.misc b/changelog.d/14198.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d56f8a2c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14198.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Enable url previews when testing with complement.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14200.misc b/changelog.d/14200.misc
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index 97c6934c2..000000000
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump psycopg2 from 2.9.3 to 2.9.4.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14201.misc b/changelog.d/14201.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1828206a9..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump click from 8.1.1 to 8.1.3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14206.misc b/changelog.d/14206.misc
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index 005e1225a..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14206.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump pygithub from 1.55 to 1.56.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14207.misc b/changelog.d/14207.misc
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index 1f2d99e9b..000000000
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-Bump twisted from 22.4.0 to 22.8.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14208.misc b/changelog.d/14208.misc
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index 6d4c19622..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14208.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump types-setuptools from 65.4.0.0 to 65.5.0.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14212.feature b/changelog.d/14212.feature
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+++ /dev/null
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-Build and publish binary wheels for `aarch64` platforms.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14214.misc b/changelog.d/14214.misc
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-When authenticating batched events, check for auth events in batch as well as DB.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14215.bugfix b/changelog.d/14215.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3030) `/timestamp_to_event` endpoint returning potentially inaccurate closest events with `outliers` present.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14216.misc b/changelog.d/14216.misc
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-Update CI config to avoid GitHub Actions deprecation warnings.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14217.misc b/changelog.d/14217.misc
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index 625df6663..000000000
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-Update dependency requirements to allow building with poetry-core 1.3.2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14221.misc b/changelog.d/14221.misc
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Rename the `cache_memory` extra to `cache-memory`, for compatability with poetry-core 1.3.0 and [PEP 685](https://peps.python.org/pep-0685/). From-source installations using this extra will need to install using the new name.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14222.feature b/changelog.d/14222.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d0ae16e1..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14222.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support for thread-specific notifications & receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771) and [MSC3773](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3773)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/14224.misc b/changelog.d/14224.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fad16d83..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14224.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update CI config to avoid GitHub Actions deprecation warnings.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14227.misc b/changelog.d/14227.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 103c71b39..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14227.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Specify dev-dependencies using lower bounds, to reduce the likelihood of a dependabot merge conflict. The lockfile continues to pin to specific versions.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f1de7b15d..60ec92b47 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.70.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.70.0rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:11:57 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.69.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.69.0.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 554eed0fa..6ebac41ed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.69.0"
+version = "1.70.0rc1"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"