diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f776560de7..1995a70b19 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+Synapse 1.10.0rc5 (2020-02-11)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix the filtering introduced in 1.10.0rc3 to also apply to the state blocks returned by `/sync`. ([\#6884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6884))
+
 Synapse 1.10.0rc4 (2020-02-11)
 ==============================
 
-Features
---------
-
-- Filter out m.room.aliases from /sync state blocks until a full fix lands. ([\#6884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6884))
-
+This release candidate was built incorrectly and is superceded by 1.10.0rc5.
 
 Synapse 1.10.0rc3 (2020-02-10)
 ==============================
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ Synapse 1.10.0rc3 (2020-02-10)
 Features
 --------
 
-- Filter out m.room.aliases from the CS API to mitigate abuse while a better solution is specced. ([\#6878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6878))
+- Filter out `m.room.aliases` from the CS API to mitigate abuse while a better solution is specced. ([\#6878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6878))
 
 
 Internal Changes
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index cc69ff0c41..ba339004ba 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.10.0rc4"
+__version__ = "1.10.0rc5"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when