14 files changed, 25 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c8aa5d177f..f838a16795 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+Synapse 1.7.1 (2019-12-18)
+==========================
+
+This release includes several security fixes as well as a fix to a bug exposed by the security fixes. Administrators are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
+
+Security updates
+----------------
+
+- Fix a bug which could cause room events to be incorrectly authorized using events from a different room. ([\#6501](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6501)), ([\#6503](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6503)), ([\#6521](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6521)), ([\#6524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6524), [\#6530](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6530), [\#6531](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6531))
+- Fix a bug causing responses to the `/context` client endpoint to not use the pruned version of the event. ([\#6553](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6553))
+- Fix a cause of state resets in room versions 2 onwards. ([\#6556](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6556), [\#6560](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6560))
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug which could cause the federation server to incorrectly return errors when handling certain obscure event graphs. ([\#6526](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6526), [\#6527](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6527))
+
 Synapse 1.7.0 (2019-12-13)
 ==========================
 
@@ -88,7 +105,7 @@ Internal Changes
 - Add a test scenario to make sure room history purges don't break `/messages` in the future. ([\#6392](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6392))
 - Clarifications for the email configuration settings. ([\#6423](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6423))
 - Add more tests to the blacklist when running in worker mode. ([\#6429](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6429))
-- Refactor data store layer to support multiple databases in the future. ([\#6454](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6454), [\#6464](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6464), [\#6469](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6469), [\#6487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6487)) 
+- Refactor data store layer to support multiple databases in the future. ([\#6454](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6454), [\#6464](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6464), [\#6469](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6469), [\#6487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6487))
 - Port synapse.rest.client.v1 to async/await. ([\#6482](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6482))
 - Port synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha to async/await. ([\#6483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6483))
 - Port SyncHandler to async/await. ([\#6484](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6484))
diff --git a/changelog.d/6501.misc b/changelog.d/6501.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 255f45a9c3..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6501.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor get_events_from_store_or_dest to return a dict.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6503.misc b/changelog.d/6503.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e4e9a5a3d4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6503.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Move get_state methods into FederationHandler.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6521.misc b/changelog.d/6521.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d9a44389b9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6521.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor some code in the event authentication path for clarity.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6524.misc b/changelog.d/6524.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f885597426..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6524.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Improve sanity-checking when receiving events over federation.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/6526.bugfix b/changelog.d/6526.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 53214b0748..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6526.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug which could cause the federation server to incorrectly return errors when handling certain obscure event graphs.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6527.bugfix b/changelog.d/6527.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 53214b0748..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6527.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug which could cause the federation server to incorrectly return errors when handling certain obscure event graphs.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6530.misc b/changelog.d/6530.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f885597426..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6530.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Improve sanity-checking when receiving events over federation.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/6531.misc b/changelog.d/6531.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 598efb79fc..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6531.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve sanity-checking when receiving events over federation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6553.bugfix b/changelog.d/6553.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fe576b873..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6553.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug causing responses to the `/context` client endpoint to not use the pruned version of the event.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6556.bugfix b/changelog.d/6556.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index e75639f5b4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6556.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a cause of state resets in room versions 2 onwards.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6560.bugfix b/changelog.d/6560.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index e75639f5b4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6560.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a cause of state resets in room versions 2 onwards.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bd43feb321..e400619eb9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.7.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.7.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:37:59 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.7.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.7.0.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index d3cf7b3d7b..e951bab593 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.7.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.1"
 
 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