diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6fdd31daabee1c365120b9ccc5b02999770ebc79..1b51cbf53003809c850f49092d216d03fa06c496 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,69 @@
+Synapse 0.99.0rc1 (2019-01-30)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Synapse's cipher string has been updated to require ECDH key exchange. Configuring and generating dh_params is no longer required, and they will be ignored. ([\#4229](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4229))
+- Synapse can now automatically provision TLS certificates via ACME (the protocol used by CAs like Let's Encrypt). ([\#4384](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4384), [\#4492](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4492), [\#4525](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4525))
+- Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation) ([\#4408](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4408), [\#4409](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4409), [\#4426](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4426), [\#4427](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4427), [\#4428](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4428), [\#4464](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4464), [\#4468](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4468), [\#4487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4487), [\#4488](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4488), [\#4489](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4489), [\#4497](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4497), [\#4511](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4511), [\#4516](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4516), [\#4520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4520), [\#4521](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4521))
+- Search now includes results from predecessor rooms after a room upgrade. ([\#4415](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4415))
+- Config option to disable requesting MSISDN on registration. ([\#4423](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4423))
+- Add a metric for tracking event stream position of the user directory. ([\#4445](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4445))
+- Support exposing server capabilities in CS API (MSC1753, MSC1804) ([\#4472](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4472))
+- Add support for room version 3 ([\#4483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4483), [\#4499](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4499), [\#4515](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4515), [\#4523](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4523))
+- Synapse will now reload TLS certificates from disk upon SIGHUP. ([\#4495](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4495), [\#4524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4524))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Prevent users with access tokens predating the introduction of device IDs from creating spurious entries in the user_ips table. ([\#4369](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4369))
+- Fix typo in ALL_USER_TYPES definition to ensure type is a tuple ([\#4392](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4392))
+- Fix high CPU usage due to remote devicelist updates ([\#4397](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4397))
+- Fix potential bug where creating or joining a room could fail ([\#4404](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4404))
+- Fix bug when rejecting remote invites ([\#4405](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4405))
+- Fix incorrect logcontexts after a Deferred was cancelled ([\#4407](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4407))
+- Ensure encrypted room state is persisted across room upgrades. ([\#4411](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4411))
+- Copy over whether a room is a direct message and any associated room tags on room upgrade. ([\#4412](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4412))
+- Fix None guard in calling config.server.is_threepid_reserved ([\#4435](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4435))
+- Don't send IP addresses as SNI ([\#4452](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4452))
+- Fix UnboundLocalError in post_urlencoded_get_json ([\#4460](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4460))
+- Add a timeout to filtered room directory queries. ([\#4461](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4461))
+- Workaround for login error when using both LDAP and internal authentication. ([\#4486](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4486))
+- Fix a bug where setting a relative consent directory path would cause a crash. ([\#4512](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4512))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Synapse no longer generates self-signed TLS certificates when generating a configuration file. ([\#4509](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4509))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+. ([\#4306](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4306), [\#4459](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4459), [\#4466](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4466), [\#4471](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4471), [\#4477](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4477), [\#4505](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4505))
+- Update README to use the new virtualenv everywhere ([\#4342](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4342))
+- Add better logging for unexpected errors while sending transactions ([\#4368](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4368))
+- Apply a unique index to the user_ips table, preventing duplicates. ([\#4370](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4370), [\#4432](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4432), [\#4434](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4434))
+- Silence travis-ci build warnings by removing non-functional python3.6 ([\#4377](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4377))
+- Fix a comment in the generated config file ([\#4387](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4387))
+- Add ground work for implementing future federation API versions ([\#4390](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4390))
+- Update dependencies on msgpack and pymacaroons to use the up-to-date packages. ([\#4399](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4399))
+- Tweak codecov settings to make them less loud. ([\#4400](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4400))
+- Implement server support for MSC1794 - Federation v2 Invite API ([\#4402](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4402))
+- debian package: symlink to explicit python version ([\#4433](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4433))
+- Add infrastructure to support different event formats ([\#4437](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4437), [\#4447](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4447), [\#4448](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4448), [\#4470](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4470), [\#4481](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4481), [\#4482](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4482), [\#4493](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4493), [\#4494](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4494), [\#4496](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4496), [\#4510](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4510), [\#4514](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4514))
+- Generate the debian config during build ([\#4444](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4444))
+- Clarify documentation for the `public_baseurl` config param ([\#4458](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4458), [\#4498](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4498))
+- Fix quoting for allowed_local_3pids example config ([\#4476](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4476))
+- Remove deprecated --process-dependency-links option from UPGRADE.rst ([\#4485](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4485))
+- Make it possible to set the log level for tests via an environment variable ([\#4506](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4506))
+- Reduce the log level of linearizer lock acquirement to DEBUG. ([\#4507](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4507))
+- Fix code to comply with linting in PyFlakes 3.7.1. ([\#4519](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4519))
+
+
 Synapse 0.34.1.1 (2019-01-11)
 =============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/4229.feature b/changelog.d/4229.feature
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-Synapse's cipher string has been updated to require ECDH key exchange. Configuring and generating dh_params is no longer required, and they will be ignored.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4306.misc b/changelog.d/4306.misc
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-Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4342.misc b/changelog.d/4342.misc
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-Update README to use the new virtualenv everywhere
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4368.misc b/changelog.d/4368.misc
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-Add better logging for unexpected errors while sending transactions
diff --git a/changelog.d/4369.bugfix b/changelog.d/4369.bugfix
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-Prevent users with access tokens predating the introduction of device IDs from creating spurious entries in the user_ips table.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4370.misc b/changelog.d/4370.misc
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-Apply a unique index to the user_ips table, preventing duplicates.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4377.misc b/changelog.d/4377.misc
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-Silence travis-ci build warnings by removing non-functional python3.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4384.feature b/changelog.d/4384.feature
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-Synapse can now automatically provision TLS certificates via ACME (the protocol used by CAs like Let's Encrypt).
diff --git a/changelog.d/4387.misc b/changelog.d/4387.misc
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-Fix a comment in the generated config file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4390.misc b/changelog.d/4390.misc
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-Add ground work for implementing future federation API versions
diff --git a/changelog.d/4392.bugfix b/changelog.d/4392.bugfix
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-Fix typo in ALL_USER_TYPES definition to ensure type is a tuple
diff --git a/changelog.d/4397.bugfix b/changelog.d/4397.bugfix
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-Fix high CPU usage due to remote devicelist updates
diff --git a/changelog.d/4399.misc b/changelog.d/4399.misc
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-Update dependencies on msgpack and pymacaroons to use the up-to-date packages.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4400.misc b/changelog.d/4400.misc
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-Tweak codecov settings to make them less loud.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4402.misc b/changelog.d/4402.misc
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-Implement server support for MSC1794 - Federation v2 Invite API
diff --git a/changelog.d/4404.bugfix b/changelog.d/4404.bugfix
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-Fix potential bug where creating or joining a room could fail
diff --git a/changelog.d/4405.bugfix b/changelog.d/4405.bugfix
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-Fix bug when rejecting remote invites
diff --git a/changelog.d/4407.bugfix b/changelog.d/4407.bugfix
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-Fix incorrect logcontexts after a Deferred was cancelled
diff --git a/changelog.d/4408.feature b/changelog.d/4408.feature
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-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
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-Ensure encrypted room state is persisted across room upgrades.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Copy over whether a room is a direct message and any associated room tags on room upgrade.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Search now includes results from predecessor rooms after a room upgrade.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Config option to disable requesting MSISDN on registration.
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-Apply a unique index to the user_ips table, preventing duplicates.
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-debian package: symlink to explicit python version
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-Apply a unique index to the user_ips table, preventing duplicates.
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-Fix None guard in calling config.server.is_threepid_reserved
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-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
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-Generate the debian config during build
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-Add a metric for tracking event stream position of the user directory.
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-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
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-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
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-Don't send IP addresses as SNI
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-Clarify documentation for the `public_baseurl` config param
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-Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
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-Fix UnboundLocalError in post_urlencoded_get_json
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-Add a timeout to filtered room directory queries.
\ No newline at end of file
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-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
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-Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
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-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4470.misc b/changelog.d/4470.misc
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index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4470.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4471.misc b/changelog.d/4471.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 994801fd1e0c3d57698d5731a5b58a3e3985dd40..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4471.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4472.feature b/changelog.d/4472.feature
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index 3413c33d480175e4ce4a11c5aee6496daecb6336..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4472.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support exposing server capabilities in CS API (MSC1753, MSC1804)
diff --git a/changelog.d/4476.misc b/changelog.d/4476.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index a070e10c7c5196775e5c6ca28c9e188e6b95ebde..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4476.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix quoting for allowed_local_3pids example config
diff --git a/changelog.d/4477.misc b/changelog.d/4477.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 58130b61908b53afb2ea1e7b4e51f5e184d9cd0d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4477.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4481.misc b/changelog.d/4481.misc
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index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4481.misc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4482.misc b/changelog.d/4482.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4482.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4483.feature b/changelog.d/4483.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9538c64f088df974e75e205e18ce688ccf6355da..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4483.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for room version 3
diff --git a/changelog.d/4485.misc b/changelog.d/4485.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa0aeab2a61cc482c0b30ab02f26cd2334f5edb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4485.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove deprecated --process-dependency-links option from UPGRADE.rst
diff --git a/changelog.d/4486.bugfix b/changelog.d/4486.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 64588d509bc7684b8454a6e5ceda6a699ce311e2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4486.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Workaround for login error when using both LDAP and internal authentication.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4487.feature b/changelog.d/4487.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4487.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4488.feature b/changelog.d/4488.feature
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index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4488.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4489.feature b/changelog.d/4489.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4489.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4492.feature b/changelog.d/4492.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index c7f595cec29751bc909129337081cac2e56dc201..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4492.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- Synapse can now automatically provision TLS certificates via ACME (the protocol used by CAs like Let's Encrypt).
diff --git a/changelog.d/4493.misc b/changelog.d/4493.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4493.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4494.misc b/changelog.d/4494.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4494.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4495.feature b/changelog.d/4495.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index fc2b5daf637ea5190d887d34b7c511bb8094e150..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4495.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Synapse will now reload TLS certificates from disk upon SIGHUP.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4496.misc b/changelog.d/4496.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4496.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4497.feature b/changelog.d/4497.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4497.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4498.misc b/changelog.d/4498.misc
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index 8b3bc94a34d45614a334e6d195d6fc1a6ae62e17..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4498.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify documentation for the `public_baseurl` config param
diff --git a/changelog.d/4499.feature b/changelog.d/4499.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9538c64f088df974e75e205e18ce688ccf6355da..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4499.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for room version 3
diff --git a/changelog.d/4505.misc b/changelog.d/4505.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 994801fd1e0c3d57698d5731a5b58a3e3985dd40..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4505.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- Synapse will now take advantage of native UPSERT functionality in PostgreSQL 9.5+ and SQLite 3.24+.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4506.misc b/changelog.d/4506.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index ea0e7d95807caca9ca33bbcb1dc376c114951f6e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4506.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Make it possible to set the log level for tests via an environment variable
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4507.misc b/changelog.d/4507.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index baf45b2beca9b345694fccd6ef219630857689b7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4507.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reduce the log level of linearizer lock acquirement to DEBUG.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4509.removal b/changelog.d/4509.removal
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changelog.d/4509.removal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Synapse no longer generates self-signed TLS certificates when generating a configuration file.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4510.misc b/changelog.d/4510.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4510.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4511.feature b/changelog.d/4511.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4511.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4512.bugfix b/changelog.d/4512.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a1345c4ac5b39d852d6a87d771d6e4de76e4cf1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4512.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a bug where setting a relative consent directory path would cause a crash.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4514.misc b/changelog.d/4514.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 43f8963614b7f29b564e5d94b931d35bc21a68a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4514.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add infrastructure to support different event formats
diff --git a/changelog.d/4515.feature b/changelog.d/4515.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9538c64f088df974e75e205e18ce688ccf6355da..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4515.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for room version 3
diff --git a/changelog.d/4516.feature b/changelog.d/4516.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4516.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4519.misc b/changelog.d/4519.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 897e783d28c57ca2c6de20dcec2b55453b2c6abe..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4519.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix code to comply with linting in PyFlakes 3.7.1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4520.feature b/changelog.d/4520.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4520.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4521.feature b/changelog.d/4521.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bda713adf91323d97e99197db8fb3598cac78bfc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4521.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement MSC1708 (.well-known routing for server-server federation)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/4523.feature b/changelog.d/4523.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9538c64f088df974e75e205e18ce688ccf6355da..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4523.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for room version 3
diff --git a/changelog.d/4524.feature b/changelog.d/4524.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index fc2b5daf637ea5190d887d34b7c511bb8094e150..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4524.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Synapse will now reload TLS certificates from disk upon SIGHUP.
diff --git a/changelog.d/4525.feature b/changelog.d/4525.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index c7f595cec29751bc909129337081cac2e56dc201..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4525.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
- Synapse can now automatically provision TLS certificates via ACME (the protocol used by CAs like Let's Encrypt).
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index d6a191ccc6bdf5a2bb5c8b2db704b5ec2e58c2c0..94d5f6e3b050f6486b02e053f8d5e08742e396d1 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "0.34.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.99.0rc1"