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+# 2025-01-14
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+## (Backward Compatibility Break) Synapse v1.122.0 requires Postgres v13
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+The Synapse homeserver [requires Postgres v13 or newer](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/18034).
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+If you've been maintaining your setup for a while and you haven't been doing [Postgres upgrades](maintenance-postgres.md#upgrading-postgresql), you may be on an old version of Postgres. The easiest way to check is to see the contents of the `/matrix/postgres/data/PG_VERSION` file.
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+If you're on a Postgres version older than v13, you need to [upgrade your Postgres setup](maintenance-postgres.md#upgrading-postgresql) or Synapse will produce an error on startup.
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+
 # 2024-11-26
 
 ## (Backward Compatibility Break) Synapse now defaults to enabling authenticated media