Merge branch 'master' into develop

CHANGES.md

-Synapse 1.49.0rc1 (2021-12-07)
-==============================
+Synapse 1.49.0 (2021-12-14)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since version 1.49.0rc1.
+
+
+Support for Ubuntu 21.04 ends next month on the 20th of January
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+For users of Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), please be aware that [upstream support for this version of Ubuntu will end next month][Ubuntu2104EOL].
+We will stop producing packages for Ubuntu 21.04 after upstream support ends.
+
+[Ubuntu2104EOL]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2021-December/000275.html
+
+
+The wiki has been migrated to the documentation website
+-------------------------------------------------------
 We've decided to move the existing, somewhat stagnant pages from the GitHub wiki
 to the [documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/).
@@ -16,6 +31,9 @@ requests](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pulls). Please visit [#synapse-d
 if you need help with the process!
+Synapse 1.49.0rc1 (2021-12-07)
+==============================
+
 Features
 --------

debian/changelog

+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.49.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.49.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:39:46 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.49.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.49.0~rc1.

synapse/__init__.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.49.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.49.0"
 
 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