1.6.0rc1 v1.6.0rc1

62 files changed, 75 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,77 @@
+Synapse 1.6.0rc1 (2019-11-20)
+=============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add federation support for cross-signing. ([\#5727](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5727))
+- Increase default room version from 4 to 5, thereby enforcing server key validity period checks. ([\#6220](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6220))
+- Add support for outbound http proxying via http_proxy/HTTPS_PROXY env vars. ([\#6238](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6238))
+- Implement label-based filtering on `/sync` and `/messages` ([MSC2326](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2326)). ([\#6301](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6301), [\#6310](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6310), [\#6340](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6340))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix LruCache callback deduplication for Python 3.8. Contributed by @V02460. ([\#6213](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6213))
+- Remove a room from a server's public rooms list on room upgrade. ([\#6232](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6232), [\#6235](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6235))
+- Delete keys from key backup when deleting backup versions. ([\#6253](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6253))
+- Make notification of cross-signing signatures work with workers. ([\#6254](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6254))
+- Fix exception when remote servers attempt to join a room that they're not allowed to join. ([\#6278](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6278))
+- Prevent errors from appearing on Synapse startup if `git` is not installed. ([\#6284](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6284))
+- Appservice requests will no longer contain a double slash prefix when the appservice url provided ends in a slash. ([\#6306](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6306))
+- Fix `/purge_room` admin API. ([\#6307](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6307))
+- Fix the `hidden` field in the `devices` table for SQLite versions prior to 3.23.0. ([\#6313](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6313))
+- Fix bug which casued rejected events to be persisted with the wrong room state. ([\#6320](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6320))
+- Fix bug where `rc_login` ratelimiting would prematurely kick in. ([\#6335](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6335))
+- Prevent the server taking a long time to start up when guest registration is enabled. ([\#6338](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6338))
+- Fix bug where upgrading a guest account to a full user would fail when account validity is enabled. ([\#6359](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6359))
+- Fix `to_device` stream ID getting reset every time Synapse restarts, which had the potential to cause unable to decrypt errors. ([\#6363](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6363))
+- Fix permission denied error when trying to generate a config file with the docker image. ([\#6389](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6389))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Contributor documentation now mentions script to run linters. ([\#6164](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6164))
+- Modify CAPTCHA_SETUP.md to update the terms `private key` and `public key` to `secret key` and `site key` respectively. Contributed by Yash Jipkate. ([\#6257](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6257))
+- Update `INSTALL.md` Email section to talk about `account_threepid_delegates`. ([\#6272](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6272))
+- Fix a small typo in `account_threepid_delegates` configuration option. ([\#6273](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6273))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add a CI job to test the `synapse_port_db` script. ([\#6140](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6140), [\#6276](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6276))
+- Convert EventContext to an attrs. ([\#6218](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6218))
+- Move `persist_events` out from main data store. ([\#6240](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6240), [\#6300](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6300))
+- Reduce verbosity of user/room stats. ([\#6250](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6250))
+- Reduce impact of debug logging. ([\#6251](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6251))
+- Expose some homeserver functionality to spam checkers. ([\#6259](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6259))
+- Change cache descriptors to always return deferreds. ([\#6263](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6263), [\#6291](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6291))
+- Fix incorrect comment regarding the functionality of an `if` statement. ([\#6269](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6269))
+- Update CI to run `isort` over the `scripts` and `scripts-dev` directories. ([\#6270](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6270))
+- Replace every instance of `logger.warn` method with `logger.warning` as the former is deprecated. ([\#6271](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6271), [\#6314](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6314))
+- Port replication http server endpoints to async/await. ([\#6274](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6274))
+- Port room rest handlers to async/await. ([\#6275](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6275))
+- Remove redundant CLI parameters on CI's `flake8` step. ([\#6277](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6277))
+- Port `federation_server.py` to async/await. ([\#6279](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6279))
+- Port receipt and read markers to async/wait. ([\#6280](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6280))
+- Split out state storage into separate data store. ([\#6294](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6294), [\#6295](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6295))
+- Refactor EventContext for clarity. ([\#6298](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6298))
+- Update the version of black used to 19.10b0. ([\#6304](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6304))
+- Add some documentation about worker replication. ([\#6305](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6305))
+- Move admin endpoints into separate files. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH. ([\#6308](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6308))
+- Document the use of `lint.sh` for code style enforcement & extend it to run on specified paths only. ([\#6312](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6312))
+- Add optional python dependencies and dependant binary libraries to snapcraft packaging. ([\#6317](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6317))
+- Remove the dependency on psutil and replace functionality with the stdlib `resource` module. ([\#6318](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6318), [\#6336](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6336))
+- Improve documentation for EventContext fields. ([\#6319](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6319))
+- Add some checks that we aren't using state from rejected events. ([\#6330](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6330))
+- Add continuous integration for python 3.8. ([\#6341](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6341))
+- Correct spacing/case of various instances of the word "homeserver". ([\#6357](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6357))
+- Temporarily blacklist the failing unit test PurgeRoomTestCase.test_purge_room. ([\#6361](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6361))
+
+
 Synapse 1.5.1 (2019-11-06)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/5727.feature b/changelog.d/5727.feature
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-Add federation support for cross-signing.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6140.misc b/changelog.d/6140.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/6140.misc
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-Add a CI job to test the `synapse_port_db` script.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6164.doc b/changelog.d/6164.doc
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--- a/changelog.d/6164.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Contributor documentation now mentions script to run linters.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6213.bugfix b/changelog.d/6213.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changelog.d/6213.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix LruCache callback deduplication for Python 3.8. Contributed by @V02460.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6218.misc b/changelog.d/6218.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 49d10c36cf..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6218.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Convert EventContext to an attrs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6220.feature b/changelog.d/6220.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 8343e9912b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6220.feature
+++ /dev/null
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-Increase default room version from 4 to 5, thereby enforcing server key validity period checks.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6232.bugfix b/changelog.d/6232.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 12718ba934..0000000000
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-Remove a room from a server's public rooms list on room upgrade.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6235.bugfix b/changelog.d/6235.bugfix
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-Remove a room from a server's public rooms list on room upgrade.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6238.feature b/changelog.d/6238.feature
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-Add support for outbound http proxying via http_proxy/HTTPS_PROXY env vars.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6240.misc b/changelog.d/6240.misc
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index 0b3d7a14a1..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6240.misc
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-Move `persist_events` out from main data store.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6250.misc b/changelog.d/6250.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 12e3fe66b0..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6250.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reduce verbosity of user/room stats.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6251.misc b/changelog.d/6251.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 371c6983be..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6251.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reduce impact of debug logging.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6253.bugfix b/changelog.d/6253.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 266fae381c..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6253.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Delete keys from key backup when deleting backup versions.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6254.bugfix b/changelog.d/6254.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3181484b88..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6254.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make notification of cross-signing signatures work with workers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6257.doc b/changelog.d/6257.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Modify CAPTCHA_SETUP.md to update the terms `private key` and `public key` to `secret key` and `site key` respectively. Contributed by Yash Jipkate.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6259.misc b/changelog.d/6259.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ff81b1ac7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6259.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Expose some homeserver functionality to spam checkers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6263.misc b/changelog.d/6263.misc
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-Change cache descriptors to always return deferreds.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6269.misc b/changelog.d/6269.misc
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-Fix incorrect comment regarding the functionality of an `if` statement.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6270.misc b/changelog.d/6270.misc
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-Update CI to run `isort` over the `scripts` and `scripts-dev` directories.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6271.misc b/changelog.d/6271.misc
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-Replace every instance of `logger.warn` method with `logger.warning` as the former is deprecated.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6272.doc b/changelog.d/6272.doc
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-Update `INSTALL.md` Email section to talk about `account_threepid_delegates`.
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-Fix a small typo in `account_threepid_delegates` configuration option.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6274.misc b/changelog.d/6274.misc
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-Port replication http server endpoints to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6275.misc b/changelog.d/6275.misc
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-Port room rest handlers to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6276.misc b/changelog.d/6276.misc
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-Add a CI job to test the `synapse_port_db` script.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6277.misc b/changelog.d/6277.misc
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-Remove redundant CLI parameters on CI's `flake8` step.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6278.bugfix b/changelog.d/6278.bugfix
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-Fix exception when remote servers attempt to join a room that they're not allowed to join.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6279.misc b/changelog.d/6279.misc
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-Port `federation_server.py` to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6280.misc b/changelog.d/6280.misc
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-Port receipt and read markers to async/wait.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6284.bugfix b/changelog.d/6284.bugfix
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-Prevent errors from appearing on Synapse startup if `git` is not installed.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6291.misc b/changelog.d/6291.misc
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-Change cache descriptors to always return deferreds.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6294.misc b/changelog.d/6294.misc
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-Split out state storage into separate data store.
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-Split out state storage into separate data store.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6298.misc b/changelog.d/6298.misc
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-Refactor EventContext for clarity.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6300.misc b/changelog.d/6300.misc
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-Move `persist_events` out from main data store.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6301.feature b/changelog.d/6301.feature
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-Implement label-based filtering on `/sync` and `/messages` ([MSC2326](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2326)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/6304.misc b/changelog.d/6304.misc
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-Update the version of black used to 19.10b0.
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-Add some documentation about worker replication.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6306.bugfix b/changelog.d/6306.bugfix
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-Appservice requests will no longer contain a double slash prefix when the appservice url provided ends in a slash.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6307.bugfix b/changelog.d/6307.bugfix
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-Fix `/purge_room` admin API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6308.misc b/changelog.d/6308.misc
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-Move admin endpoints into separate files. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6310.feature b/changelog.d/6310.feature
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement label-based filtering on `/sync` and `/messages` ([MSC2326](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2326)).
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-Document the use of `lint.sh` for code style enforcement & extend it to run on specified paths only.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6313.bugfix b/changelog.d/6313.bugfix
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-Fix the `hidden` field in the `devices` table for SQLite versions prior to 3.23.0.
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-Replace every instance of `logger.warn` method with `logger.warning` as the former is deprecated.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Add optional python dependencies and dependant binary libraries to snapcraft packaging.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6318.misc b/changelog.d/6318.misc
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-Remove the dependency on psutil and replace functionality with the stdlib `resource` module.
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-Improve documentation for EventContext fields.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6320.bugfix b/changelog.d/6320.bugfix
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-Fix bug which casued rejected events to be persisted with the wrong room state.
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-Add some checks that we aren't using state from rejected events.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6335.bugfix b/changelog.d/6335.bugfix
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-Fix bug where `rc_login` ratelimiting would prematurely kick in.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6336.misc b/changelog.d/6336.misc
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-Remove the dependency on psutil and replace functionality with the stdlib `resource` module.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6338.bugfix b/changelog.d/6338.bugfix
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-Prevent the server taking a long time to start up when guest registration is enabled.
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--- a/changelog.d/6340.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement label-based filtering on `/sync` and `/messages` ([MSC2326](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2326)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/6341.misc b/changelog.d/6341.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 359b9bf1d7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6341.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add continuous integration for python 3.8.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6357.misc b/changelog.d/6357.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a68df0f384..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6357.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Correct spacing/case of various instances of the word "homeserver".
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6359.bugfix b/changelog.d/6359.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 22bf5f642a..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6359.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where upgrading a guest account to a full user would fail when account validity is enabled.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6361.misc b/changelog.d/6361.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 324d74ebf9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6361.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Temporarily blacklist the failing unit test PurgeRoomTestCase.test_purge_room.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6363.bugfix b/changelog.d/6363.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index d023b49181..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6363.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix `to_device` stream ID getting reset every time Synapse restarts, which had the potential to cause unable to decrypt errors.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6389.bugfix b/changelog.d/6389.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index c553622b02..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6389.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix permission denied error when trying to generate a config file with the docker image.
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diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 1c27d68009..1d962f5dc8 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.5.1"
+__version__ = "1.6.0rc1"
 
 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