diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
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@@ -729,9 +729,10 @@ port:
 
   .. __: `key_management`_
 
-* Synapse does not currently support SNI on the federation protocol
-  (`bug #1491 <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1491>`_), which
-  means that using name-based virtual hosting is unreliable.
+* Until v0.33.3, Synapse did not support SNI on the federation port
+  (`bug #1491 <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1491>`_). This bug
+  is now fixed, but means that federating with older servers can be unreliable 
+  when using name-based virtual hosting.
 
 Furthermore, a number of the normal reasons for using a reverse-proxy do not
 apply:
diff --git a/changelog.d/4188.misc b/changelog.d/4188.misc
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update README to reflect the fact that #1491 is fixed