diff --git a/.compose/examples/cs-bridge.yml b/.compose/examples/cs-bridge.yml
index b5c81c02d..03d214dcd 100644
--- a/.compose/examples/cs-bridge.yml
+++ b/.compose/examples/cs-bridge.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ services:
       start_period: 30s
 
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       postgres: { condition: service_healthy }
diff --git a/.compose/examples/pgsql.yml b/.compose/examples/pgsql.yml
index bb7a3cae9..099996f54 100644
--- a/.compose/examples/pgsql.yml
+++ b/.compose/examples/pgsql.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ services:
       start_period: 30s
 
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       postgres: { condition: service_healthy }
diff --git a/.compose/examples/sqlite.yml b/.compose/examples/sqlite.yml
index e28ce4877..3932ddf7c 100644
--- a/.compose/examples/sqlite.yml
+++ b/.compose/examples/sqlite.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ services:
       - 'traefik.http.services.smtp.loadbalancer.server.port=37408'
 
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       traefik: { condition: service_healthy }
diff --git a/.compose/examples/sso.yml b/.compose/examples/sso.yml
index 38ce8f90b..60ed4ef0d 100644
--- a/.compose/examples/sso.yml
+++ b/.compose/examples/sso.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ services:
       - 'traefik.http.services.auth.loadbalancer.server.port=80'
 
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       postgres: { condition: service_healthy }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9fb96cfdb..f925585a5 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ services:
       - "2525:25"
 
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       postgres:
diff --git a/packages/federated-identity-service/src/__testData__/docker-compose.yml b/packages/federated-identity-service/src/__testData__/docker-compose.yml
index 122840405..fff9d7445 100644
--- a/packages/federated-identity-service/src/__testData__/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/federated-identity-service/src/__testData__/docker-compose.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ services:
       - test
 
   synapse-federated-identity-service: &synapse_template
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     container_name: synapse-federated-identity-service
     volumes:
       - ./synapse-data:/data
diff --git a/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/docker-compose.yml b/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/docker-compose.yml
index 47215155b..279b231a1 100644
--- a/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   synapse:
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1
     container_name: synapse
     hostname: matrix.example.com
     volumes:
diff --git a/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/init b/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/init
index 7c7a16163..5527fbb1b 100755
--- a/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/init
+++ b/packages/matrix-identity-server/matrix-server/init
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
     -e SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=no \
     -e UID=$MYUID \
     -e GID=$MYGID \
-    matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.119.0 generate
+    matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.149.1 generate
 
 chmod 644 synapse-data/example.com.signing.key
 mkdir -p synapse-data/media_store