1.40.0rc2

CHANGES.md

+Synapse 1.40.0rc2 (2021-08-04)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix the `PeriodicallyFlushingMemoryHandler` inhibiting application shutdown because of its background thread. ([\#10517](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10517))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.40.0rc1 that would cause Synapse to respond with an error when clients would update their read receipts. ([\#10531](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10531))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Fix release script to open correct URL for the release. ([\#10516](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10516))
+
+
 Synapse 1.40.0rc1 (2021-08-03)
 ==============================

changelog.d/10516.misc

-Fix release script to open correct URL for the release.

changelog.d/10517.bugfix

-Fix the `PeriodicallyFlushingMemoryHandler` inhibiting application shutdown because of its background thread.

changelog.d/10531.bugfix

-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.40.0rc1 that would cause Synapse to respond with an error when clients would update their read receipts.

debian/changelog

+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.40.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.40.0~rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:08:55 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.40.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Richard van der Hoff ]

synapse/__init__.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.40.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.40.0rc2"
 
 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