diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b25775d18e32..490c2021e08c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,102 @@
+Synapse 0.99.3 (2019-04-01)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+Synapse 0.99.3rc1 (2019-03-27)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server. ([\#4537](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4537), [\#4846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4846), [\#4864](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4864), [\#4887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4887), [\#4900](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4900), [\#4944](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4944))
+- Add configurable rate limiting to the /register endpoint. ([\#4735](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4735), [\#4804](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4804))
+- Move server key queries to federation reader. ([\#4757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4757))
+- Add support for /account/3pid REST endpoint to client_reader worker. ([\#4759](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4759))
+- Add an endpoint to the admin API for querying the server version. Contributed by Joseph Weston. ([\#4772](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4772))
+- Include a default configuration file in the 'docs' directory. ([\#4791](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4791), [\#4801](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4801))
+- Synapse is now permissive about trailing slashes on some of its federation endpoints, allowing zero or more to be present. ([\#4793](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4793))
+- Add support for /keys/query and /keys/changes REST endpoints to client_reader worker. ([\#4796](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4796))
+- Add checks to incoming events over federation for events evading auth (aka "soft fail"). ([\#4814](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4814))
+- Add configurable rate limiting to the /login endpoint. ([\#4821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4821), [\#4865](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4865))
+- Remove trailing slashes from certain outbound federation requests. Retry if receiving a 404. Context: #3622. ([\#4840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4840))
+- Allow passing --daemonize flags to workers in the same way as with master. ([\#4853](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4853))
+- Batch up outgoing read-receipts to reduce federation traffic. ([\#4890](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4890), [\#4927](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4927))
+- Add option to disable searching the user directory. ([\#4895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4895))
+- Add option to disable searching of local and remote public room lists. ([\#4896](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4896))
+- Add ability for password providers to login/register a user via 3PID (email, phone). ([\#4931](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4931))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug where media with spaces in the name would get a corrupted name. ([\#2090](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/2090))
+- Fix attempting to paginate in rooms where server cannot see any events, to avoid unnecessarily pulling in lots of redacted events. ([\#4699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4699))
+- 'event_id' is now a required parameter in federated state requests, as per the matrix spec. ([\#4740](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4740))
+- Fix tightloop over connecting to replication server. ([\#4749](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4749))
+- Fix parsing of Content-Disposition headers on remote media requests and URL previews. ([\#4763](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4763))
+- Fix incorrect log about not persisting duplicate state event. ([\#4776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4776))
+- Fix v4v6 option in HAProxy example config. Contributed by Flakebi. ([\#4790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4790))
+- Handle batch updates in worker replication protocol. ([\#4792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4792))
+- Fix bug where we didn't correctly throttle sending of USER_IP commands over replication. ([\#4818](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4818))
+- Fix potential race in handling missing updates in device list updates. ([\#4829](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4829))
+- Fix bug where synapse expected an un-specced `prev_state` field on state events. ([\#4837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4837))
+- Transfer a user's notification settings (push rules) on room upgrade. ([\#4838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4838))
+- fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent. ([\#4886](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4886))
+- Fix a bug where hs_disabled_message was sometimes not correctly enforced. ([\#4888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4888))
+- Fix bug in shutdown room admin API where it would fail if a user in the room hadn't consented to the privacy policy. ([\#4904](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4904))
+- Fix bug where blocked world-readable rooms were still peekable. ([\#4908](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4908))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add a systemd setup that supports synapse workers. Contributed by Luca Corbatto. ([\#4662](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4662))
+- Change from TravisCI to Buildkite for CI. ([\#4752](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4752))
+- When presence is disabled don't send over replication. ([\#4757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4757))
+- Minor docstring fixes for MatrixFederationAgent. ([\#4765](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4765))
+- Optimise EDU transmission for the federation_sender worker. ([\#4770](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4770))
+- Update test_typing to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#4771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4771))
+- Update URLs for riot.im icons and logos in the default notification templates. ([\#4779](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4779))
+- Removed unnecessary $ from some federation endpoint path regexes. ([\#4794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4794))
+- Remove link to deleted title in README. ([\#4795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4795))
+- Clean up read-receipt handling. ([\#4797](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4797))
+- Add some debug about processing read receipts. ([\#4798](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4798))
+- Clean up some replication code. ([\#4799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4799))
+- Add some docstrings. ([\#4815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4815))
+- Add debug logger to try and track down #4422. ([\#4816](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4816))
+- Make shutdown API send explanation message to room after users have been forced joined. ([\#4817](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4817))
+- Update example_log_config.yaml. ([\#4820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4820))
+- Document the `generate` option for the docker image. ([\#4824](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4824))
+- Fix check-newsfragment for debian-only changes. ([\#4825](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4825))
+- Add some debug logging for device list updates to help with #4828. ([\#4828](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4828))
+- Improve federation documentation, specifically .well-known support. Many thanks to @vaab. ([\#4832](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4832))
+- Disable captcha registration by default in unit tests. ([\#4839](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4839))
+- Add stuff back to the .gitignore. ([\#4843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4843))
+- Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for. ([\#4844](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4844))
+- Correctly log expected errors when fetching server keys. ([\#4847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4847))
+- Update install docs to explicitly state a full-chain (not just the top-level) TLS certificate must be provided to Synapse. This caused some people's Synapse ports to appear correct in a browser but still (rightfully so) upset the federation tester. ([\#4849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4849))
+- Move client read-receipt processing to federation sender worker. ([\#4852](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4852))
+- Refactor federation TransactionQueue. ([\#4855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4855))
+- Comment out most options in the generated config. ([\#4863](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4863))
+- Fix yaml library warnings by using safe_load. ([\#4869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4869))
+- Update Apache setup to remove location syntax. Thanks to @cwmke! ([\#4870](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4870))
+- Reinstate test case that runs unit tests against oldest supported dependencies. ([\#4879](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4879))
+- Update link to federation docs. ([\#4881](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4881))
+- fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent. ([\#4886](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4886))
+- Use a regular HomeServerConfig object for unit tests rater than a Mock. ([\#4889](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4889))
+- Add some notes about tuning postgres for larger deployments. ([\#4895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4895))
+- Add a config option for torture-testing worker replication. ([\#4902](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4902))
+- Log requests which are simulated by the unit tests. ([\#4905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4905))
+- Allow newsfragments to end with exclamation marks. Exciting! ([\#4912](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4912))
+- Refactor some more tests to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#4913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4913))
+- Refactor out the state deltas portion of the user directory store and handler. ([\#4917](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4917))
+- Fix nginx example in ACME doc. ([\#4923](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4923))
+- Use an explicit dbname for postgres connections in the tests. ([\#4928](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4928))
+- Fix `ClientReplicationStreamProtocol.__str__()`. ([\#4929](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4929))
+
+
 Synapse 0.99.2 (2019-03-01)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index de6893530d26..a5c3c6efaad8 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit
   `cert.pem`).
 
 For those of you upgrading your TLS certificate in readiness for Synapse 1.0,
-please take a look at `our guide <docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md#configuring-certificates-for-compatibility-with-synapse-100>`_.
+please take a look at [our guide](docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md#configuring-certificates-for-compatibility-with-synapse-100).
 
 ## Registering a user
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2090.bugfix b/changelog.d/2090.bugfix
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index de2d22fcb8b1..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2090.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug where media with spaces in the name would get a corrupted name.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4537.feature b/changelog.d/4537.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f792b889071..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4537.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4662.misc b/changelog.d/4662.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index f4ec0d6a6842..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4662.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a systemd setup that supports synapse workers. Contributed by Luca Corbatto.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4699.bugfix b/changelog.d/4699.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d7f3174e79e..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4699.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix attempting to paginate in rooms where server cannot see any events, to avoid unnecessarily pulling in lots of redacted events.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4735.feature b/changelog.d/4735.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index a4c0b196f653..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4735.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add configurable rate limiting to the /register endpoint.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4740.bugfix b/changelog.d/4740.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index f82bb4227a8e..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4740.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-'event_id' is now a required parameter in federated state requests, as per the matrix spec.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4749.bugfix b/changelog.d/4749.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 174e6b4e5eec..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4749.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix tightloop over connecting to replication server.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4752.misc b/changelog.d/4752.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index fb1e76edcec0..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4752.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Change from TravisCI to Buildkite for CI.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4757.feature b/changelog.d/4757.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index b89029f2b426..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4757.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Move server key queries to federation reader.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4757.misc b/changelog.d/4757.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 42bb66f7aa3b..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4757.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-When presence is disabled don't send over replication.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4759.feature b/changelog.d/4759.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 643ee404dcde..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4759.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for /account/3pid REST endpoint to client_reader worker.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4763.bugfix b/changelog.d/4763.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 213ea44b709a..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4763.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix parsing of Content-Disposition headers on remote media requests and URL previews.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4765.misc b/changelog.d/4765.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c273fd0cc410..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4765.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Minor docstring fixes for MatrixFederationAgent.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4770.misc b/changelog.d/4770.misc
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index 144d81995839..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4770.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Optimise EDU transmission for the federation_sender worker.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4771.misc b/changelog.d/4771.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fa3401ca403..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4771.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update test_typing to use HomeserverTestCase.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4772.feature b/changelog.d/4772.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 19bb91f1e85d..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4772.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add an endpoint to the admin API for querying the server version. Contributed by Joseph Weston.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4776.bugfix b/changelog.d/4776.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3e6ce33cfa..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4776.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix incorrect log about not persisting duplicate state event.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4779.misc b/changelog.d/4779.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2442bf31bdf4..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4779.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update URLs for riot.im icons and logos in the default notification templates.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4790.bugfix b/changelog.d/4790.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index aa8eb932463b..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4790.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix v4v6 option in HAProxy example config. Contributed by Flakebi.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4791.feature b/changelog.d/4791.feature
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index 1e5fd324636c..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4791.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Include a default configuration file in the 'docs' directory.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4792.bugfix b/changelog.d/4792.bugfix
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index b127b6254f3c..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4792.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Handle batch updates in worker replication protocol.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4793.feature b/changelog.d/4793.feature
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index 90dba7d122a3..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4793.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Synapse is now permissive about trailing slashes on some of its federation endpoints, allowing zero or more to be present.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4794.misc b/changelog.d/4794.misc
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index 99b543ecba25..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4794.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed unnecessary $ from some federation endpoint path regexes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4795.misc b/changelog.d/4795.misc
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index 03995f42fe08..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4795.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove link to deleted title in README.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4796.feature b/changelog.d/4796.feature
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index 9e05560a3f3f..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4796.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for /keys/query and /keys/changes REST endpoints to client_reader worker.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4797.misc b/changelog.d/4797.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 822e98e6a76a..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4797.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clean up read-receipt handling.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4798.misc b/changelog.d/4798.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d60f208dc348..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4798.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add some debug about processing read receipts.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4799.misc b/changelog.d/4799.misc
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index 5ab11a5c0b7c..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4799.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clean up some replication code.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4801.feature b/changelog.d/4801.feature
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index 1e5fd324636c..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4801.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Include a default configuration file in the 'docs' directory.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4804.feature b/changelog.d/4804.feature
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index a4c0b196f653..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4804.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add configurable rate limiting to the /register endpoint.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4814.feature b/changelog.d/4814.feature
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index 9433acd95937..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4814.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add checks to incoming events over federation for events evading auth (aka "soft fail").
diff --git a/changelog.d/4815.misc b/changelog.d/4815.misc
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index b123b36f7f75..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4815.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add some docstrings.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4816.misc b/changelog.d/4816.misc
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index 43d94251f7b5..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4816.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add debug logger to try and track down #4422.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4817.misc b/changelog.d/4817.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 438a51dc638e..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4817.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make shutdown API send explanation message to room after users have been forced joined.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4818.bugfix b/changelog.d/4818.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ebbc27a43363..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4818.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where we didn't correctly throttle sending of USER_IP commands over replication.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4820.misc b/changelog.d/4820.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e35b5b63cd2..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4820.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update example_log_config.yaml.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4821.feature b/changelog.d/4821.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 61d4eb8d6067..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4821.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add configurable rate limiting to the /login endpoint.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4824.misc b/changelog.d/4824.misc
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index a4c5a1df37db..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4824.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Document the `generate` option for the docker image.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4825.misc b/changelog.d/4825.misc
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index 166661ab6a07..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4825.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix check-newsfragment for debian-only changes.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4828.misc b/changelog.d/4828.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fe554884a6c..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4828.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add some debug logging for device list updates to help with #4828.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4829.bugfix b/changelog.d/4829.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix potential race in handling missing updates in device list updates.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4832.misc b/changelog.d/4832.misc
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index 92022266c669..000000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve federation documentation, specifically .well-known support. Many thanks to @vaab.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4837.bugfix b/changelog.d/4837.bugfix
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index 989aeb82bb24..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4837.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where synapse expected an un-specced `prev_state` field on state events.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4838.bugfix b/changelog.d/4838.bugfix
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index 7f4fceabfffd..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4838.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Transfer a user's notification settings (push rules) on room upgrade.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4839.misc b/changelog.d/4839.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4839.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Disable captcha registration by default in unit tests.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4840.feature b/changelog.d/4840.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove trailing slashes from certain outbound federation requests. Retry if receiving a 404. Context: #3622.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4843.misc b/changelog.d/4843.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add stuff back to the .gitignore.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4844.misc b/changelog.d/4844.misc
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index eff6f1c43c50..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4844.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4846.feature b/changelog.d/4846.feature
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-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4847.misc b/changelog.d/4847.misc
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index a001238e0897..000000000000
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-Correctly log expected errors when fetching server keys.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4849.misc b/changelog.d/4849.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4849.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update install docs to explicitly state a full-chain (not just the top-level) TLS certificate must be provided to Synapse. This caused some people's Synapse ports to appear correct in a browser but still (rightfully so) upset the federation tester.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4852.misc b/changelog.d/4852.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4852.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- Move client read-receipt processing to federation sender worker.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4853.feature b/changelog.d/4853.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow passing --daemonize flags to workers in the same way as with master.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4855.misc b/changelog.d/4855.misc
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-Refactor federation TransactionQueue.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4863.misc b/changelog.d/4863.misc
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-Comment out most options in the generated config.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4864.feature b/changelog.d/4864.feature
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-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4865.feature b/changelog.d/4865.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add configurable rate limiting to the /login endpoint.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4869.misc b/changelog.d/4869.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4869.misc
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-Fix yaml library warnings by using safe_load.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4870.misc b/changelog.d/4870.misc
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index f287b7d3b0fd..000000000000
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Apache setup to remove location syntax. Thanks to @cwmke!
diff --git a/changelog.d/4879.misc b/changelog.d/4879.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4879.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reinstate test case that runs unit tests against oldest supported dependencies.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4881.misc b/changelog.d/4881.misc
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--- a/changelog.d/4881.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update link to federation docs.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4886.bugfix b/changelog.d/4886.bugfix
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--- a/changelog.d/4886.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4886.misc b/changelog.d/4886.misc
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index b17aa92485d4..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4886.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4887.feature b/changelog.d/4887.feature
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--- a/changelog.d/4887.feature
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server. 
diff --git a/changelog.d/4888.bugfix b/changelog.d/4888.bugfix
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--- a/changelog.d/4888.bugfix
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug where hs_disabled_message was sometimes not correctly enforced.
-
diff --git a/changelog.d/4889.misc b/changelog.d/4889.misc
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index f1948db65e6b..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4889.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use a regular HomeServerConfig object for unit tests rater than a Mock.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4890.feature b/changelog.d/4890.feature
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--- a/changelog.d/4890.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Batch up outgoing read-receipts to reduce federation traffic.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4895.feature b/changelog.d/4895.feature
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index 5dd7c6819462..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4895.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add option to disable searching the user directory.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4895.misc b/changelog.d/4895.misc
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index 81a326153806..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4895.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add some notes about tuning postgres for larger deployments.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4896.feature b/changelog.d/4896.feature
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index 46ac49a4b4aa..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4896.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add option to disable searching of local and remote public room lists.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4900.feature b/changelog.d/4900.feature
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--- a/changelog.d/4900.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4902.misc b/changelog.d/4902.misc
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index fecc06a6e87f..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4902.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a config option for torture-testing worker replication.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4904.bugfix b/changelog.d/4904.bugfix
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index 5c2d7f3cf15d..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4904.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug in shutdown room admin API where it would fail if a user in the room hadn't consented to the privacy policy.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4905.misc b/changelog.d/4905.misc
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index 0f00d5a3d50a..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4905.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Log requests which are simulated by the unit tests.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4908.bugfix b/changelog.d/4908.bugfix
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index d8c5babf0d74..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4908.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where blocked world-readable rooms were still peekable.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4912.misc b/changelog.d/4912.misc
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index f05a23918722..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4912.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow newsfragments to end with exclamation marks. Exciting!
diff --git a/changelog.d/4913.misc b/changelog.d/4913.misc
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index 9e835badc09b..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4913.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor some more tests to use HomeserverTestCase.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4917.misc b/changelog.d/4917.misc
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index 338d8a9a0c07..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4917.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor out the state deltas portion of the user directory store and handler.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4923.misc b/changelog.d/4923.misc
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index 8b5e1e3c8156..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4923.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix nginx example in ACME doc.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4927.feature b/changelog.d/4927.feature
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index 8d742622501a..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4927.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Batch up outgoing read-receipts to reduce federation traffic.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4928.misc b/changelog.d/4928.misc
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index 3a217525511f..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4928.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use an explicit dbname for postgres connections in the tests.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4929.misc b/changelog.d/4929.misc
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index aaf02078b928..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4929.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix `ClientReplicationStreamProtocol.__str__()`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4931.feature b/changelog.d/4931.feature
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index 5d34d16800ee..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4931.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add ability for password providers to login/register a user via 3PID (email, phone).
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diff --git a/changelog.d/4944.feature b/changelog.d/4944.feature
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index 8f792b889071..000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4944.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d84931ec031c..03df2e1c006f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (0.99.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (0.99.3) stable; urgency=medium
 
+  [ Richard van der Hoff ]
   * Fix warning during preconfiguration. (Fixes: #4819)
 
- -- Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>  Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:17:00 +0000
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 0.99.3.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:48:21 +0000
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (0.99.2) stable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 25c10244d380..6bb5a8b24d1b 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "0.99.2"
+__version__ = "0.99.3"