diff --git a/webserver/docker_matrix/templates/docker-compose.yml b/webserver/docker_matrix/templates/docker-compose.yml
index 25c55decf8bf27258a59802ff2ea7834a68f2e77..52ddce25f01a58b0adf7f6f4f9b2c9b2b96821a3 100644
--- a/webserver/docker_matrix/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/webserver/docker_matrix/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
 
   synapse:
 
-    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.78.0
+    image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.81.0
     restart: always
     cpu_count: "1"
     cpuset: "0"