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 Synapse 1.45.0rc2 (2021-10-14)
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+**Note:** This release candidate [fixes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11053) the user directory [bug](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11025) present in 1.45.0rc1. However, the [performance issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11049) mentioned in that release is yet to be resolved.
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 Bugfixes
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