7.1.0 2025-08-15

Features

• Add an option in the config to disable hook bodies in Matrix messages. (#1004)
• Hookshot will now ping the homeserver on startup to ensure it can be reached. (#1062)
• Multiple config files (merged in order) may now be specified on the command line. (#1065)
• Support Matrix v12 rooms. (#1077)
• Add support for following room upgrades. Hookshot will now carry across all connections from the predecessor room to the next room. (#1079)

Bugfixes

• Fix bugs in handling server names that includes colons. (#1068)

Improved Documentation

• Instructions for how to setup a developer enviroment are now included. This includes
  a new docker-compose.yml file for development. The previous unmaintained docker-compose setup for multiple workers has been removed. (#1065)

Internal Changes

• Support Node 24, and drop support for Node 23. (#1059)
• GitHub and GitLab webhook requests should now be directed to /github and /gitlab respectively. / and /oauth is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. (#1063)
• Log encrypted device identities for consumption by third party tooling. (#1066)
• Update matrix-appservice-bridge to 11.0.0. (#1083)