Merge d7e88f6020 into ef010cd408

Clarify the requiredness of event_id in predecessor (#2304 )
Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>
2026-05-01 14:44:09 +02:00 · 2026-02-20 09:21:04 +00:00 · 2026-02-17 22:17:43 +00:00
2 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2304.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2304.clarification
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+Clarify the requiredness of `event_id` in `predecessor`.
--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/room_upgrades.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/room_upgrades.md
@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ They must be explicitly set during the `/upgrade` call.
 {{% /boxes/note %}}

 {{% boxes/note %}}
-{{% added-in v="1.16" %}} When upgrading to room version 12 or later, the `predecessor` field MAY NOT contain
-an `event_id`.
+{{% added-in v="1.16" %}} When upgrading to room version 12 or later, the `event_id` property inside
+`predecessor` MAY be omitted.
 {{% /boxes/note %}}

 3.  Replicates transferable state events to the new room. The exact
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