1.9.0rc1

changelog.d/6733.misc

-Fixup synapse.api to pass mypy.

changelog.d/6742.bugfix

-Fix monthly active user limiting support for worker mode, fixes [#4639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4639).

changelog.d/6747.bugfix

-Fix bug when setting `account_validity` to an empty block in the config. Thanks to @Sorunome for reporting.

changelog.d/6749.misc

-Allow streaming cache 'invalidate all' to workers.

changelog.d/6753.bugfix

-Fix `AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get'` in `hash_password` when configuration has an empty `password_config`. Contributed by @ivilata.

changelog.d/6754.misc

-Remove unused CI docker compose files.

changelog.d/6756.feature

-Add new quarantine media admin APIs to quarantine by media ID or by user who uploaded the media.
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changelog.d/6764.misc

-Fixup `synapse.rest` to pass mypy.

synapse/__init__.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.9.0.dev2"
+__version__ = "1.9.0rc1"
 
 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