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@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ Synapse 1.13.0rc2 (2020-05-14)
 Bugfixes
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-- Fix a bug which could cause messages not to be sent over federation, when state events with state keys matching user IDs (such as custom user statuses) were received. ([\#7376](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7376))
-- Restore compatibility with non-compliant clients during the user interactive authentication process. ([\#7483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7483))
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+- Fix a long-standing bug which could cause messages not to be sent over federation, when state events with state keys matching user IDs (such as custom user statuses) were received. ([\#7376](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7376))
+- Restore compatibility with non-compliant clients during the user interactive authentication process, fixing a problem introduced in v1.13.0rc1. ([\#7483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7483))
 
 Internal Changes
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