Merge ba06828931 into c578129bed

Clarify the requiredness of event_id in predecessor
Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>
2026-03-02 09:44:10 +01:00 · 2026-02-03 17:42:17 +01:00 · 2026-01-29 09:31:54 +01:00
2 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2304.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2304.clarification
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+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
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Johannes Marbach	76d65e4030	Merge `ba06828931` into `c578129bed`	2026-02-03 17:42:17 +01:00
Johannes Marbach	ba06828931	Clarify the requiredness of `event_id` in `predecessor` Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>	2026-01-29 09:31:54 +01:00
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				Clarify the requiredness of `event_id` in `predecessor`.