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 # Synapse 1.96.1 (2023-11-17)
 
-This minor release was needed only because of CI-related trouble on [v1.96.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.96.0), which was never released.
-
-### Internal Changes
-
-- Fix building of wheels in CI. ([\#16653](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/16653))
-
-# Synapse 1.96.0 (2023-11-16)
-
 Synapse will soon be getting forked by Element under an AGPLv3.0 licence (with
 CLA, for proprietary dual licensing). You can read more about this here:
 
@@ -17,6 +9,14 @@ CLA, for proprietary dual licensing). You can read more about this here:
 Any changes needed by server administrators will be communicated via our usual
 announcements channels, but we are striving to make this as seamless as possible.
 
+This minor release was needed only because of CI-related trouble on [v1.96.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.96.0), which was never released.
+
+### Internal Changes
+
+- Fix building of wheels in CI. ([\#16653](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/16653))
+
+# Synapse 1.96.0 (2023-11-16)
+
 ### Bugfixes
 
 - Fix "'int' object is not iterable" error in `set_device_id_for_pushers` background update introduced in Synapse 1.95.0. ([\#16594](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/16594))