diff --git a/srcpkgs/synapse/template b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
index 982806af7cd..2b052bdbfe7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synapse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 # Template file for 'synapse'
 pkgname=synapse
-version=1.70.1
-revision=2
+version=1.71.0
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 build_helper=rust
 make_check_target=tests
 make_install_target="dist/matrix_synapse-${version}-*-*-*.whl"
 hostmakedepends="python3-poetry-core python3-setuptools-rust cargo"
-depends="python3-jsonschema python3-frozendict python3-canonicaljson
- python3-signedjson python3-pynacl python3-service_identity python3-Twisted
- python3-openssl python3-yaml python3-pyasn1 python3-pyasn1-modules
- python3-bcrypt python3-Pillow python3-psutil python3-msgpack
- python3-phonenumbers python3-prometheus_client python3-attrs python3-netaddr
- python3-setuptools python3-bleach python3-Jinja2 python3-psycopg2 python3-lxml
- python3-saml2 python3-treq python3-macaroons python3-sortedcontainers
- python3-typing_extensions python3-ijson python3-matrix-common
- python3-packaging python3-pydantic"
-checkdepends="$depends python3-parameterized unzip"
+depends="python3-jsonschema python3-frozendict python3-unpaddedbase64
+ python3-canonicaljson python3-signedjson python3-pynacl
+ python3-service_identity python3-Twisted python3-openssl python3-yaml
+ python3-pyasn1 python3-pyasn1-modules python3-bcrypt python3-Pillow
+ python3-psutil python3-msgpack python3-phonenumbers python3-prometheus_client
+ python3-attrs python3-netaddr python3-setuptools python3-bleach python3-Jinja2
+ python3-psycopg2 python3-lxml python3-saml2 python3-treq python3-macaroons
+ python3-sortedcontainers python3-typing_extensions python3-cryptography
+ python3-ijson python3-matrix-common python3-packaging python3-pydantic
+ python3-automat"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-parameterized python3-hiredis xmlsec1 unzip"
 short_desc="Matrix reference homeserver"
 maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matrix-org/synapse/develop/CHANGES.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9dc9c530b15f44a9916de5a049eb71072261d54dfb727db7c35c77c7e5882859
+checksum=b382e86012d5d3fec194f508138ec7fa7915f5fe853fa63be5ca0dc6848de501
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" rust-std"