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 Synapse 1.10.0rc1 (2020-01-31)
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+**WARNING**: As of this release Synapse validates `client_secret` parameters in the Client-Server API as per the spec. See [\#6766](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6766) for details.
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 Features
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-- Implement updated authorization rules for aliases events, from [MSC2260](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2260). ([\#6787](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6787), [\#6790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6790), [\#6794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6794))
+- Add experimental support for updated authorization rules for aliases events, from [MSC2260](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2260). ([\#6787](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6787), [\#6790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6790), [\#6794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6794))
 
 
 Bugfixes