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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Features
 Bugfixes
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+- Fix error while dropping locks on shutdown. Introduced in v1.38.0. ([\#10433](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10433))
 - Add base starting insertion event when no chunk ID is specified in the historical batch send API. ([\#10250](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10250))
 - Fix historical batch send endpoint (MSC2716) rejecting batches with messages from multiple senders. ([\#10276](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10276))
 - Fix purging rooms that other homeservers are still sending events for. Contributed by @ilmari. ([\#10317](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10317))
diff --git a/changelog.d/10433.bugfix b/changelog.d/10433.bugfix
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-Fix error while dropping locks on shutdown. Introduced in v1.38.0.