diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index fbb57f0e0..c9dfb7d68 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,110 @@
+Synapse 1.69.0rc1 (2022-10-04)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Allow application services to set the `origin_server_ts` of a state event by providing the query parameter `ts` in `PUT /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/state/{eventType}/{stateKey}`, per [MSC3316](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3316). Contributed by @lukasdenk. ([\#11866](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11866))
+- Allow server admins to require a manual approval process before new accounts can be used (using [MSC3866](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3866)). ([\#13556](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13556))
+- Exponentially backoff from backfilling the same event over and over. ([\#13635](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13635), [\#13936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13936))
+- Add cache invalidation across workers to module API. ([\#13667](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13667), [\#13947](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13947))
+- Experimental implementation of MSC3882 to allow an existing device/session to generate a login token for use on a new device/session. ([\#13722](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13722))
+- Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)). ([\#13782](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13782), [\#13893](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13893), [\#13932](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13932), [\#13937](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13937), [\#13939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13939))
+- Add experimental support for [MSC3881: Remotely toggle push notifications for another client](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3881). ([\#13799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13799), [\#13831](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13831), [\#13860](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13860))
+- Keep track when an event pulled over federation fails its signature check so we can intelligently back-off in the future. ([\#13815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13815))
+- Improve validation for the unspecced, internal-only `_matrix/client/unstable/add_threepid/msisdn/submit_token` endpoint. ([\#13832](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13832))
+- Faster remote room joins: record _when_ we first partial-join to a room. ([\#13892](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13892))
+- Support a `dir` parameter on the `/relations` endpoint per [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715). ([\#13920](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13920))
+- Ask mail servers receiving emails from Synapse to not send automatic reply (e.g. out-of-office responses). ([\#13957](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13957))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Send invite push notifications for invite over federation. ([\#13719](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13719), [\#14014](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14014))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where typing events would be accepted from remote servers not present in a room. Also fix a bug where incoming typing events would cause other incoming events to get stuck during a fast join. ([\#13830](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13830))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.53.0 where the experimental implementation of [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3715) would give incorrect results when paginating forward. ([\#13840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13840))
+- Fix access token leak to logs from proxy agent. ([\#13855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13855))
+- Fix `have_seen_event` cache not being invalidated after we persist an event which causes inefficiency effects like extra `/state` federation calls. ([\#13863](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13863))
+- Faster room joins: Fix a bug introduced in 1.66.0 where an error would be logged when syncing after joining a room. ([\#13872](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13872))
+- Fix a bug introduced in 1.66 where some required fields in the pushrules sent to clients were not present anymore. Contributed by Nico. ([\#13904](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13904))
+- Fix packaging to include `Cargo.lock` in `sdist`. ([\#13909](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13909))
+- Fix long-standing bug where device updates could cause delays sending out to-device messages over federation. ([\#13922](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13922))
+- Fix a bug introduced in v1.68.0 where Synapse would require `setuptools_rust` at runtime, even though the package is only required at build time. ([\#13952](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13952))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where `POST /_matrix/client/v3/keys/query` requests could result in excessively large SQL queries. ([\#13956](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13956))
+- Fix a performance regression in the `get_users_in_room` database query. Introduced in v1.67.0. ([\#13972](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13972))
+- Fix bug where Rust extension wasn't built in `release` mode when using `poetry install`. ([\#14009](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14009))
+- Do not return an unspecified `original_event` field when using the stable `/relations` endpoint. Introduced in Synapse v1.57.0. ([\#14025](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14025))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add `worker_main_http_uri` for the worker generator bash script. ([\#13772](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13772))
+- Update URL for the NixOS module for Synapse. ([\#13818](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13818))
+- Fix a mistake in sso_mapping_providers.md: `map_user_attributes` is expected to return `display_name` not `displayname`. ([\#13836](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13836))
+- Fix a cross-link from the register admin API to the `registration_shared_secret` configuration documentation. ([\#13870](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13870))
+- Update the man page for the `hash_password` script to correct the default number of bcrypt rounds performed. ([\#13911](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13911), [\#13930](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13930))
+- Emphasize the right reasons when to use `(room_id, event_id)` in a database schema. ([\#13915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13915))
+- Add instruction to contributing guide for running unit tests in parallel. Contributed by @ashfame. ([\#13928](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13928))
+- Clarify that the `auto_join_rooms` config option can also be used with Space aliases. ([\#13931](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13931))
+- Add some cross references to worker documentation. ([\#13974](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13974))
+- Linkify urls in config documentation. ([\#14003](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14003))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove the `complete_sso_login` method from the Module API which was deprecated in Synapse 1.13.0. ([\#13843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13843))
+- Announce that legacy metric names are deprecated, will be turned off by default in Synapse v1.71.0 and removed altogether in Synapse v1.73.0. See the upgrade notes for more information. ([\#14024](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14024))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Speed up creation of DM rooms. ([\#13487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13487), [\#13800](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13800))
+- Port push rules to using Rust. ([\#13768](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13768), [\#13838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13838), [\#13889](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13889))
+- Optimise get rooms for user calls. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar). ([\#13787](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13787))
+- Update the script which makes full schema dumps. ([\#13792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13792))
+- Use shared methods for cache invalidation when persisting events, remove duplicate codepaths. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar). ([\#13796](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13796))
+- Improve the `synapse.api.auth.Auth` mock used in unit tests. ([\#13809](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13809))
+- Faster Remote Room Joins: tell remote homeservers that we are unable to authorise them if they query a room which has partial state on our server. ([\#13823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13823))
+- Carry IdP Session IDs through user-mapping sessions. ([\#13839](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13839))
+- Fix the release script not publishing binary wheels. ([\#13850](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13850))
+- Raise issue if complement fails with latest deps. ([\#13859](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13859))
+- Correct the comments in the complement dockerfile. ([\#13867](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13867))
+- Fix unstable MSC3882 endpoint being incorrectly available on stable API versions. ([\#13868](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13868))
+- Create a new snapshot of the database schema. ([\#13873](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13873))
+- Faster room joins: Send device list updates to most servers in rooms with partial state. ([\#13874](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13874), [\#14013](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14013))
+- Add comments to the Prometheus recording rules to make it clear which set of rules you need for Grafana or Prometheus Console. ([\#13876](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13876))
+- Only pull relevant backfill points from the database based on the current depth and limit (instead of all) every time we want to `/backfill`. ([\#13879](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13879))
+- Correctly handle a race with device lists when a remote user leaves during a partial join. ([\#13885](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13885))
+- Faster room joins: Avoid waiting for full state when processing `/keys/changes` requests. ([\#13888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13888))
+- Improve backfill robustness by trying more servers when we get a `4xx` error back. ([\#13890](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13890))
+- Fix mypy errors with canonicaljson 1.6.3. ([\#13905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13905))
+- Faster remote room joins: correctly handle remote device list updates during a partial join. ([\#13913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13913))
+- Complement image: propagate SIGTERM to all workers. ([\#13914](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13914))
+- Update an innaccurate comment in Synapse's upsert database helper. ([\#13924](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13924))
+- Update mypy (0.950 -> 0.981) and mypy-zope (0.3.7 -> 0.3.11). ([\#13925](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13925), [\#13993](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13993))
+- Correctly handle sending local device list updates to remote servers during a partial join. ([\#13934](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13934))
+- Use dedicated `get_local_users_in_room(room_id)` function to find local users when calculating users to copy over during a room upgrade. ([\#13960](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13960))
+- Refactor language in user directory `_track_user_joined_room` code to make it more clear that we use both local and remote users. ([\#13966](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13966))
+- Revert catch-all exceptions being recorded as event pull attempt failures (only handle what we know about). ([\#13969](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13969))
+- Speed up calculating push actions in large rooms. ([\#13973](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13973), [\#13992](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13992))
+- Enable update notifications from Github's dependabot. ([\#13976](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13976))
+- Bump docker/login-action from 1 to 2. ([\#13978](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13978))
+- Bump actions/download-artifact from 2 to 3. ([\#13979](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13979))
+- Bump actions/cache from 2 to 3. ([\#13980](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13980))
+- Bump actions/checkout from 2 to 3. ([\#13982](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13982))
+- Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs. ([\#13998](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13998), [\#14011](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14011), [\#14017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14017), [\#14021](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14021), [\#14027](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14027))
+- Fix type annotations to be compatible with new annotations in development versions of twisted. ([\#14012](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14012))
+- Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 1 to 2. ([\#14015](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14015))
+- Bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 1 to 2. ([\#14019](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14019))
+- Clear out stale entries in `event_push_actions_staging` table. ([\#14020](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14020))
+- Bump docker/build-push-action from 2 to 3. ([\#14022](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14022))
+- Bump actions/upload-artifact from 2 to 3. ([\#14023](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14023))
+
+
 Synapse 1.68.0 (2022-09-27)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/11866.feature b/changelog.d/11866.feature
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-Allow application services to set the `origin_server_ts` of a state event by providing the query parameter `ts` in `PUT /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/state/{eventType}/{stateKey}`, per [MSC3316](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3316). Contributed by @lukasdenk.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13487.misc b/changelog.d/13487.misc
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index 761adc8b0..000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up creation of DM rooms.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13556.feature b/changelog.d/13556.feature
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index f9d63db6c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13556.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow server admins to require a manual approval process before new accounts can be used (using [MSC3866](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3866)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13635.feature b/changelog.d/13635.feature
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index d86bf7ed8..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13635.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Exponentially backoff from backfilling the same event over and over.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13667.feature b/changelog.d/13667.feature
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index a0b3cfe18..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13667.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add cache invalidation across workers to module API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13719.bugfix b/changelog.d/13719.bugfix
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--- a/changelog.d/13719.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Send invite push notifications for invite over federation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13722.feature b/changelog.d/13722.feature
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index 588d143c0..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13722.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental implementation of MSC3882 to allow an existing device/session to generate a login token for use on a new device/session.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13768.misc b/changelog.d/13768.misc
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index 28bddb705..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13768.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Port push rules to using Rust.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13772.doc b/changelog.d/13772.doc
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index 3398ff376..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13772.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add `worker_main_http_uri` for the worker generator bash script.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13782.feature b/changelog.d/13782.feature
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--- a/changelog.d/13782.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13787.misc b/changelog.d/13787.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/13787.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Optimise get rooms for user calls. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13792.misc b/changelog.d/13792.misc
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index 36ac91400..000000000
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-Update the script which makes full schema dumps.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13796.misc b/changelog.d/13796.misc
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index 9ed166239..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13796.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use shared methods for cache invalidation when persisting events, remove duplicate codepaths. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper (@fizzadar).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13799.feature b/changelog.d/13799.feature
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index 6c8e5cffe..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13799.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add experimental support for [MSC3881: Remotely toggle push notifications for another client](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3881).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13800.misc b/changelog.d/13800.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/13800.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up creation of DM rooms.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13809.misc b/changelog.d/13809.misc
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index c2dacca2f..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13809.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve the `synapse.api.auth.Auth` mock used in unit tests.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13815.feature b/changelog.d/13815.feature
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-Keep track when an event pulled over federation fails its signature check so we can intelligently back-off in the future.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13818.doc b/changelog.d/13818.doc
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-Update URL for the NixOS module for Synapse.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13823.misc b/changelog.d/13823.misc
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index 527d79f4b..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13823.misc
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-Faster Remote Room Joins: tell remote homeservers that we are unable to authorise them if they query a room which has partial state on our server.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/13830.bugfix b/changelog.d/13830.bugfix
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-Fix a long-standing bug where typing events would be accepted from remote servers not present in a room. Also fix a bug where incoming typing events would cause other incoming events to get stuck during a fast join.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13831.feature b/changelog.d/13831.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add experimental support for [MSC3881: Remotely toggle push notifications for another client](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3881).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13832.feature b/changelog.d/13832.feature
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-Improve validation for the unspecced, internal-only `_matrix/client/unstable/add_threepid/msisdn/submit_token` endpoint.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13836.doc b/changelog.d/13836.doc
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-Fix a mistake in sso_mapping_providers.md: `map_user_attributes` is expected to return `display_name` not `displayname`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13838.misc b/changelog.d/13838.misc
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-Port push rules to using Rust.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13839.misc b/changelog.d/13839.misc
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index 549872c90..000000000
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-Carry IdP Session IDs through user-mapping sessions.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13840.bugfix b/changelog.d/13840.bugfix
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.53.0 where the experimental implementation of [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3715) would give incorrect results when paginating forward.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13843.removal b/changelog.d/13843.removal
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-Remove the `complete_sso_login` method from the Module API which was deprecated in Synapse 1.13.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13850.misc b/changelog.d/13850.misc
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-Fix the release script not publishing binary wheels.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/13855.bugfix b/changelog.d/13855.bugfix
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-Fix access token leak to logs from proxy agent.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13859.misc b/changelog.d/13859.misc
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index 2780a4af3..000000000
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-Raise issue if complement fails with latest deps.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13860.feature b/changelog.d/13860.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add experimental support for [MSC3881: Remotely toggle push notifications for another client](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3881).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13863.bugfix b/changelog.d/13863.bugfix
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--- a/changelog.d/13863.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix `have_seen_event` cache not being invalidated after we persist an event which causes inefficiency effects like extra `/state` federation calls.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13867.misc b/changelog.d/13867.misc
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-Correct the comments in the complement dockerfile.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13868.misc b/changelog.d/13868.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d7a99c042..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13868.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix unstable MSC3882 endpoint being incorrectly available on stable API versions.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13870.doc b/changelog.d/13870.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2598bc270..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13870.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a cross-link from the register admin API to the `registration_shared_secret` configuration documentation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13872.bugfix b/changelog.d/13872.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 67d3d9e64..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13872.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster room joins: Fix a bug introduced in 1.66.0 where an error would be logged when syncing after joining a room.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13873.misc b/changelog.d/13873.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f4342482f..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13873.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Create a new snapshot of the database schema.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13874.misc b/changelog.d/13874.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 499e488c3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13874.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster room joins: Send device list updates to most servers in rooms with partial state.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13876.misc b/changelog.d/13876.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index ef3710011..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13876.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add comments to the Prometheus recording rules to make it clear which set of rules you need for Grafana or Prometheus Console.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13879.misc b/changelog.d/13879.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cc2a2420..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13879.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Only pull relevant backfill points from the database based on the current depth and limit (instead of all) every time we want to `/backfill`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13885.misc b/changelog.d/13885.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index bc76b862d..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13885.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Correctly handle a race with device lists when a remote user leaves during a partial join.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13888.misc b/changelog.d/13888.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ffd9bced..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13888.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster room joins: Avoid waiting for full state when processing `/keys/changes` requests.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13889.misc b/changelog.d/13889.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 28bddb705..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13889.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Port push rules to using Rust.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13890.misc b/changelog.d/13890.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index bf76cf7be..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13890.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve backfill robustness by trying more servers when we get a `4xx` error back.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13892.feature b/changelog.d/13892.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index df3f57653..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13892.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster remote room joins: record _when_ we first partial-join to a room.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13893.feature b/changelog.d/13893.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index d0cb902df..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13893.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13904.bugfix b/changelog.d/13904.bugfix
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index 397a3108a..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13904.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in 1.66 where some required fields in the pushrules sent to clients were not present anymore. Contributed by Nico.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13905.misc b/changelog.d/13905.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index efe3bed5f..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13905.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix mypy errors with canonicaljson 1.6.3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13909.bugfix b/changelog.d/13909.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 883dd7291..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13909.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix packaging to include `Cargo.lock` in `sdist`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13911.doc b/changelog.d/13911.doc
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index 7cc320650..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13911.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update the man page for the `hash_password` script to correct the default number of bcrypt rounds performed.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13913.misc b/changelog.d/13913.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 30b440104..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13913.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster remote room joins: correctly handle remote device list updates during a partial join.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13914.misc b/changelog.d/13914.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c29bc25d3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13914.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Complement image: propagate SIGTERM to all workers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13915.doc b/changelog.d/13915.doc
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index 828cc3053..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13915.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Emphasize the right reasons when to use `(room_id, event_id)` in a database schema.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13920.feature b/changelog.d/13920.feature
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index aee702bcd..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13920.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support a `dir` parameter on the `/relations` endpoint per [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13922.bugfix b/changelog.d/13922.bugfix
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index 7269d28de..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13922.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix long-standing bug where device updates could cause delays sending out to-device messages over federation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13924.misc b/changelog.d/13924.misc
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index 7770b6f03..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13924.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update an innaccurate comment in Synapse's upsert database helper.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13925.misc b/changelog.d/13925.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f490ab122..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13925.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update mypy (0.950 -> 0.981) and mypy-zope (0.3.7 -> 0.3.11).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13928.doc b/changelog.d/13928.doc
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index 04cd06f19..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13928.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add instruction to contributing guide for running unit tests in parallel. Contributed by @ashfame.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13930.doc b/changelog.d/13930.doc
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index 7cc320650..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13930.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update the man page for the `hash_password` script to correct the default number of bcrypt rounds performed.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13931.doc b/changelog.d/13931.doc
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index 85e74fbb3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13931.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify that the `auto_join_rooms` config option can also be used with Space aliases.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/13932.feature b/changelog.d/13932.feature
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index d0cb902df..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13932.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13934.misc b/changelog.d/13934.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6610a9f56..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13934.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Correctly handle sending local device list updates to remote servers during a partial join.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13936.feature b/changelog.d/13936.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index d86bf7ed8..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13936.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Exponentially backoff from backfilling the same event over and over.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13937.feature b/changelog.d/13937.feature
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index d0cb902df..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13937.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13939.feature b/changelog.d/13939.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index d0cb902df..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13939.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Experimental support for thread-specific receipts ([MSC3771](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3771)).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13947.feature b/changelog.d/13947.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index a0b3cfe18..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13947.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add cache invalidation across workers to module API.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13952.bugfix b/changelog.d/13952.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a6af20f05..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13952.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug introduced in v1.68.0 where Synapse would require `setuptools_rust` at runtime, even though the package is only required at build time.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13956.bugfix b/changelog.d/13956.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5682c3e00..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13956.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a long-standing bug where `POST /_matrix/client/v3/keys/query` requests could result in excessively large SQL queries.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13957.feature b/changelog.d/13957.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 408014735..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13957.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ask mail servers receiving emails from Synapse to not send automatic reply (e.g. out-of-office responses).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13960.misc b/changelog.d/13960.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a7ba532bc..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13960.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use dedicated `get_local_users_in_room(room_id)` function to find local users when calculating users to copy over during a room upgrade.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13966.misc b/changelog.d/13966.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b54ad5c77..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13966.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor language in user directory `_track_user_joined_room` code to make it more clear that we use both local and remote users.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13969.misc b/changelog.d/13969.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ede0069c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13969.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Revert catch-all exceptions being recorded as event pull attempt failures (only handle what we know about).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13972.bugfix b/changelog.d/13972.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c1e19ef8..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13972.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a performance regression in the `get_users_in_room` database query. Introduced in v1.67.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13973.misc b/changelog.d/13973.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 58150a2b3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13973.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up calculating push actions in large rooms.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13974.doc b/changelog.d/13974.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ab17db5..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13974.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add some cross references to worker documentation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13976.misc b/changelog.d/13976.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c235d3a4a..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13976.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Enable update notifications from Github's dependabot.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13978.misc b/changelog.d/13978.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c958b5207..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13978.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump docker/login-action from 1 to 2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13979.misc b/changelog.d/13979.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9012a4782..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13979.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump actions/download-artifact from 2 to 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13980.misc b/changelog.d/13980.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index ef9fde568..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13980.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump actions/cache from 2 to 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13982.misc b/changelog.d/13982.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 40c73e96e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13982.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump actions/checkout from 2 to 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13992.misc b/changelog.d/13992.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 58150a2b3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13992.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Speed up calculating push actions in large rooms.
diff --git a/changelog.d/13993.misc b/changelog.d/13993.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f490ab122..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13993.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update mypy (0.950 -> 0.981) and mypy-zope (0.3.7 -> 0.3.11).
diff --git a/changelog.d/13998.misc b/changelog.d/13998.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d793b56e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/13998.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14003.doc b/changelog.d/14003.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 81d1be9d4..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14003.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Linkify urls in config documentation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14009.bugfix b/changelog.d/14009.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f85fee96..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14009.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where Rust extension wasn't built in `release` mode when using `poetry install`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14011.misc b/changelog.d/14011.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d793b56e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14011.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14012.misc b/changelog.d/14012.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9888dc6cc..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14012.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix type annotations to be compatible with new annotations in development versions of twisted.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14013.misc b/changelog.d/14013.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 499e488c3..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14013.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Faster room joins: Send device list updates to most servers in rooms with partial state.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14014.bugfix b/changelog.d/14014.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4318f4daf..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14014.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Send invite push notifications for invite over federation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14015.misc b/changelog.d/14015.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a602e459..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14015.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 1 to 2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14017.misc b/changelog.d/14017.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d793b56e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14017.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14019.misc b/changelog.d/14019.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index cc9c7ae18..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14019.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 1 to 2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14020.misc b/changelog.d/14020.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 85550b307..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14020.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clear out stale entries in `event_push_actions_staging` table.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14021.misc b/changelog.d/14021.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d793b56e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14021.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14022.misc b/changelog.d/14022.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index be49a034b..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14022.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump docker/build-push-action from 2 to 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14023.misc b/changelog.d/14023.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b5ce5898c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14023.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Bump actions/upload-artifact from 2 to 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14024.removal b/changelog.d/14024.removal
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b83cb392..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14024.removal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Announce that legacy metric names are deprecated, will be turned off by default in Synapse v1.71.0 and removed altogether in Synapse v1.73.0. See the upgrade notes for more information.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/14025.bugfix b/changelog.d/14025.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 391364f44..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14025.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Do not return an unspecified `original_event` field when using the stable `/relations` endpoint. Introduced in Synapse v1.57.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/14027.misc b/changelog.d/14027.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d793b56e..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/14027.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Prototype a workflow to automatically add changelogs to dependabot PRs.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 01fa49aa0..0f4dd2808 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (1.69.0~rc1+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.69.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * The man page for the hash_password script has been updated to reflect
     the correct default value of 'bcrypt_rounds'.
+  * New Synapse release 1.69.0rc1.
 
- -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:05:09 +0100
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:17:16 +0100
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.68.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b3e12962a..c302cff54 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manifest-path = "rust/Cargo.toml"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.68.0"
+version = "1.69.0rc1"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"