From ae30e4fb3caba82a7faf38ae0ec51ed8bdd4c26a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Eastwood <contact@ericeastwood.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:07:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] 1.159.0

---
 CHANGES.md       | 7 ++++++-
 debian/changelog | 6 ++++++
 pyproject.toml   | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c1c9c3293d..9e714bbef4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-# Synapse 1.159.0rc1 (2026-08-11)
+# Synapse 1.159.0 (2026-08-18)
+
+No significant changes since 1.159.0rc1.
 
 Administrators using the Debian/Ubuntu packages from `packages.matrix.org`, please check
 [the relevant section in the upgrade notes](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/blob/release-v1.159/docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v11590)
 as we have recently updated the expiry date on the repository's GPG signing key. The old version of the key will expire on `2027-03-15`.
 
+
+# Synapse 1.159.0rc1 (2026-08-11)
+
 ## Features
 
 - Add optional support for [MSC4429: Profile Updates for Legacy Sync](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4429).
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 53cca6e378..8a6da09864 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.159.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.159.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:02:56 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.159.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.159.0rc1.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b03bbacd16..8e84e6d37d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.159.0rc1"
+version = "1.159.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 readme = "README.rst"
 authors = [