Index: synapse/synapse/python_dependencies.py
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--- synapse.orig/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ synapse/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ REQUIREMENTS = [
     "typing-extensions>=3.7.4",
     # We enforce that we have a `cryptography` version that bundles an `openssl`
     # with the latest security patches.
-    "cryptography>=3.4.7",
+    # opensuse we do not bump here as we do not use the intree copy
+    "cryptography",
     "ijson>=3.1",
 ]