diff --git a/deploy/templates/synapse/synapse_middle_template.yaml b/deploy/templates/synapse/synapse_middle_template.yaml
index be1e6a0d5321f4252b8db3e4d838e21e8df7e1bc..d594c7d325268f69813ff287697a6d5ba45acad7 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/synapse/synapse_middle_template.yaml
+++ b/deploy/templates/synapse/synapse_middle_template.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: matrix
 deployments:
 - id: synapse
   exposedHttpPort: 8008
-  image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.73.0
+  image: matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.86.0
   name: synapse
   privileged: false
   maxUploadSize: 50m