Merge tag 'v1.38.1'

Synapse 1.38.1 (2021-07-22)
===========================

Bugfixes
--------

- Always include `device_one_time_keys_count` key in `/sync` response to work around a bug in Element Android that broke encryption for new devices. ([\#10457](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10457))

4 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md

index 82baaa2d1f..6e5a720411 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Synapse 1.38.1 (2021-07-22)
+===========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Always include `device_one_time_keys_count` key in `/sync` response to work around a bug in Element Android that broke encryption for new devices. ([\#10457](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10457))
+
+
 Synapse 1.38.0 (2021-07-13)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog

index 43d26fc133..5598fdea31 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.38.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.38.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:37:06 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.38.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.38.0.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py

index 5ecce24eee..7ea5a790db 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.38.0"
+__version__ = "1.38.1"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py

index ecbbcf3851..32e8500795 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -252,10 +252,13 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if sync_result.device_lists.left:
             response["device_lists"]["left"] = list(sync_result.device_lists.left)
 
-        if sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count:
-            response[
-                "device_one_time_keys_count"
-            ] = sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count
+        # We always include this because https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/3725
+        # The spec isn't terribly clear on when this can be omitted and how a client would tell
+        # the difference between "no keys present" and "nothing changed" in terms of whole field
+        # absent / individual key type entry absent
+        # Corresponding synapse issue: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10456
+        response["device_one_time_keys_count"] = sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count
+
         if sync_result.device_unused_fallback_key_types:
             response[
                 "org.matrix.msc2732.device_unused_fallback_key_types"