diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index de8ce2625b..4596cd2f2a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Synapse 1.19.2 (2020-09-16)
+===========================
+
+Due to the issue below server admins are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix joining rooms over federation that include malformed events. ([\#8324](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8324))
+
+
 Synapse 1.20.0rc3 (2020-09-11)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bde3b636ee..6d60db6084 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (1.19.0ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.19.2) stable; urgency=medium
 
-  * Use Type=notify in systemd service
+  * New synapse release 1.19.2.
 
- -- Dexter Chua <dec41@srcf.net>  Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:41:36 +0000
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:50:30 +0100
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.19.1) stable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index bf0bf192a5..078914695a 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.20.0rc3"
+__version__ = "1.19.2"
 
 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
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 38ac7ec699..a2e8d96ea2 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from synapse.events import EventBase, builder
 from synapse.federation.federation_base import FederationBase, event_from_pdu_json
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, preserve_fn
 from synapse.logging.utils import log_function
-from synapse.types import JsonDict
+from synapse.types import JsonDict, get_domain_from_id
 from synapse.util import unwrapFirstError
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
@@ -386,10 +386,11 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
                     pdu.event_id, allow_rejected=True, allow_none=True
                 )
 
-            if not res and pdu.origin != origin:
+            pdu_origin = get_domain_from_id(pdu.sender)
+            if not res and pdu_origin != origin:
                 try:
                     res = await self.get_pdu(
-                        destinations=[pdu.origin],
+                        destinations=[pdu_origin],
                         event_id=pdu.event_id,
                         room_version=room_version,
                         outlier=outlier,