diff --git a/roles/matrix_element/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix_element/defaults/main.yml
index 6a66fbe..1f0905a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_element/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix_element/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 element_id: element
 
 # Version to deploy, and expected sha256
-element_version: 1.11.71
-element_archive_sha256: 775de651f445291f7c6e2362bfbbf897aa903c069fa16ae2c6a7fc76020f08c8
+element_version: 1.11.79
+element_archive_sha256: 8f8f3ac9cc90adbe6c0d2298b6066837399bb7aaff38598815d3fb7fc7386dfc
 
 # Where to install element
 element_root_dir: /opt/matrix/element
diff --git a/roles/matrix_synapse/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix_synapse/defaults/main.yml
index b7ad601..d194c69 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_synapse/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix_synapse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 # Synapse version to deploy
-synapse_version: '1.111.0'
+synapse_version: '1.116.0'
 
 # Should ansible handle Synapse upgrades ? If false, only initial install will be done
 synapse_manage_upgrade: True
diff --git a/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-8.yml b/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-8.yml
index 3727da0..557f5cd 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-8.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-8.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ synapse_packages:
   - postgresql16
   - postgresql-devel
   - jemalloc
-  - python39-pip
-  - python39-devel
+  - python3.11-pip
+  - python3.11-devel
 
 synapse_jemalloc: /usr/lib64/libjemalloc.so.2
-synapse_python: /usr/bin/python3.9
-synapse_venv_lib_dir: "{{ synapse_root_dir }}/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/"
+synapse_python: /usr/bin/python3.11
+synapse_venv_lib_dir: "{{ synapse_root_dir }}/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/"
diff --git a/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-9.yml b/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-9.yml
index aa3c2c7..557f5cd 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-9.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix_synapse/vars/RedHat-9.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ synapse_packages:
   - postgresql16
   - postgresql-devel
   - jemalloc
-  - python3-pip
-  - python3-devel
+  - python3.11-pip
+  - python3.11-devel
 
 synapse_jemalloc: /usr/lib64/libjemalloc.so.2
-synapse_python: /usr/bin/python3.9
-synapse_venv_lib_dir: "{{ synapse_root_dir }}/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/"
+synapse_python: /usr/bin/python3.11
+synapse_venv_lib_dir: "{{ synapse_root_dir }}/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/"