diff --git a/roles/synapse/README.md b/roles/synapse/README.md
index c67077e..58fe64e 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/README.md
+++ b/roles/synapse/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If deploying synapse in a docker container, check that you have `docker` and the
 | `matrix_synapse_dh_path`            | "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/tls/{{ matrix_server_name }}.dh"          |                                                                                                                               |
 | `matrix_synapse_public_baseurl`     | "https://{{ matrix_server_name }}"                                        |                                                                                                                               |
 | `matrix_synapse_signing_key_path`   | "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/ssl/{{ matrix_server_name }}.signing.key" |                                                                                                                               |
-| `matrix_synapse_version`            | "v1.70.0"                                                                 |                                                                                                                               |
+| `matrix_synapse_version`            | "v1.70.1"                                                                 |                                                                                                                               |
 | `matrix_synapse_unstable`           | false                                                                     | when true, release candidate versions are deployed too                                                                        |
 | `matrix_synapse_log_days_keep`      | 14                                                                        |                                                                                                                               |
 | `matrix_synapse_deployment_method`  | pip                                                                       | Either pip or docker [¹](#footnote_1)                                                                                         |
diff --git a/roles/synapse/defaults/main.yml b/roles/synapse/defaults/main.yml
index 6704a76..05a1548 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/synapse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ matrix_synapse_public_baseurl: "https://{{ matrix_server_name }}"
 matrix_synapse_signing_key_path: "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/tls/{{ matrix_server_name }}.signing.key"
 matrix_synapse_version: "{{ matrix_synapse_unstable | ternary(matrix_synapse_unstable_version, matrix_synapse_stable_version) }}"
 matrix_synapse_unstable: false
-matrix_synapse_stable_version: "1.70.0"
-matrix_synapse_unstable_version: "1.70.0"
+matrix_synapse_stable_version: "1.70.1"
+matrix_synapse_unstable_version: "1.70.1"
 matrix_synapse_log_dir: "/var/log/matrix_synapse"
 matrix_synapse_log_days_keep: 14
 matrix_synapse_pid_file: "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/synapse.pid"