diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f794c585b72b217ee77148e37ee4a7ef0327fff9..e5608baa114a24b8e3c2e14759c337082b25bed6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+Synapse 1.12.1 (2020-04-02)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.12.1rc1.
+
+
+Synapse 1.12.1rc1 (2020-03-31)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix starting workers when federation sending not split out. ([\#7133](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7133)). Introduced in v1.12.0.
+- Avoid importing `sqlite3` when using the postgres backend. Contributed by David Vo. ([\#7155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7155)). Introduced in v1.12.0rc1.
+- Fix a bug which could cause outbound federation traffic to stop working if a client uploaded an incorrect e2e device signature. ([\#7177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7177)). Introduced in v1.11.0.
+
+
 Synapse 1.12.0 (2020-03-23)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 39ec9da7abc2e7d7fe48f1d9de83f88845fc4771..8e14e59c0db98bf780a5ac6680e39f0b4e0d57f0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.12.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 02 Apr 2020 11:30:47 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.12.0.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 5b86008945993fa8abd927f5070afec81392f449..5df7d51ab12d82292f4e0112efc041834c54046d 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.12.0"
+__version__ = "1.12.1"
 
 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
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index b2c764bfe85b1fbf559896619b7a5e819d806a67..5363642d643592e9a1b7a2925d1327e3522b4c79 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -860,6 +860,9 @@ def start(config_options):
 
         # Force the appservice to start since they will be disabled in the main config
         config.notify_appservices = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.notify_appservices = False
 
     if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.pusher":
         if config.start_pushers:
@@ -873,6 +876,9 @@ def start(config_options):
 
         # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
         config.start_pushers = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.start_pushers = False
 
     if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.user_dir":
         if config.update_user_directory:
@@ -886,6 +892,9 @@ def start(config_options):
 
         # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
         config.update_user_directory = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.update_user_directory = False
 
     if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.federation_sender":
         if config.send_federation:
@@ -899,6 +908,9 @@ def start(config_options):
 
         # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
         config.send_federation = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.send_federation = False
 
     synapse.events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
index d55733a4cd9fcc17a5790d1a44be8f8a3ba73e6e..8af5f7de541c3485d5d27c26707c420d18c66064 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
@@ -317,14 +317,16 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     key_json = device.get("key_json", None)
                     if key_json:
                         result["keys"] = db_to_json(key_json)
+
+                        if "signatures" in device:
+                            for sig_user_id, sigs in device["signatures"].items():
+                                result["keys"].setdefault("signatures", {}).setdefault(
+                                    sig_user_id, {}
+                                ).update(sigs)
+
                     device_display_name = device.get("device_display_name", None)
                     if device_display_name:
                         result["device_display_name"] = device_display_name
-                    if "signatures" in device:
-                        for sig_user_id, sigs in device["signatures"].items():
-                            result["keys"].setdefault("signatures", {}).setdefault(
-                                sig_user_id, {}
-                            ).update(sigs)
                 else:
                     result["deleted"] = True
 
@@ -525,14 +527,16 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 key_json = device.get("key_json", None)
                 if key_json:
                     result["keys"] = db_to_json(key_json)
+
+                    if "signatures" in device:
+                        for sig_user_id, sigs in device["signatures"].items():
+                            result["keys"].setdefault("signatures", {}).setdefault(
+                                sig_user_id, {}
+                            ).update(sigs)
+
                 device_display_name = device.get("device_display_name", None)
                 if device_display_name:
                     result["device_display_name"] = device_display_name
-                if "signatures" in device:
-                    for sig_user_id, sigs in device["signatures"].items():
-                        result["keys"].setdefault("signatures", {}).setdefault(
-                            sig_user_id, {}
-                        ).update(sigs)
 
                 results.append(result)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index 2bfeefd54ed254c0c43ffe1bb20592ff77f325e0..3bc2e8b9863fcc38e65e7272179e5d54bbd87936 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-import sqlite3
 import struct
 import threading
+import typing
 
 from synapse.storage.engines import BaseDatabaseEngine
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import sqlite3  # noqa: F401
 
-class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine[sqlite3.Connection]):
+
+class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
     def __init__(self, database_module, database_config):
         super().__init__(database_module, database_config)