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# [MSC2334](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2334) - Change default room version to v5
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This MSC proposes changing the recommended default room version from v4 to v5.
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This implements steps 5 and 6 of the plan from
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[MSC2002](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2002).
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Room version 5 enforces the `valid_until_ts` timestamp on signing keys as
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proposed in [MSC2076](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2076).
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## Proposal
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When [MSC2077](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2077) proposed
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room version 5, the default version continued to be v4 to allow old servers to
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continue to chat in newly created rooms. Server-Server API r0.1.2 (which
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contains the details on room version 5) and Synapse 1.0.0 (with support for room
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version 5) were both released more than 4 months ago which has given people
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plenty of time to update. Room version 5 should be the default room version so
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that newly created rooms enforce key-validity periods.
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## Potential issues
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Servers which do not support room version 5 will not be able to participate in
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newly created rooms on other servers. Hopefully this will encourage them to
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update their server.
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## Security considerations
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Room version 5 fixes known security vulnerabilities but that doesn't do much
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good if newly created rooms aren't using room version 5 by default. |