diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e74e7226f26..f97c48c6e44 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3"
-version = "0.23.2"
+version = "0.23.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f54b3d09cbdd1f8c20650b28e7b09e338881482f4aa908a5f61a00c98fba2690"
+checksum = "e484fd2c8b4cb67ab05a318f1fd6fa8f199fcc30819f08f07d200809dba26c15"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-build-config"
-version = "0.23.2"
+version = "0.23.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3015cf985888fe66cfb63ce0e321c603706cd541b7aec7ddd35c281390af45d8"
+checksum = "dc0e0469a84f208e20044b98965e1561028180219e35352a2afaf2b942beff3b"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "target-lexicon",
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-ffi"
-version = "0.23.2"
+version = "0.23.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6fca7cd8fd809b5ac4eefb89c1f98f7a7651d3739dfb341ca6980090f554c270"
+checksum = "eb1547a7f9966f6f1a0f0227564a9945fe36b90da5a93b3933fc3dc03fae372d"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "pyo3-build-config",
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-macros"
-version = "0.23.2"
+version = "0.23.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34e657fa5379a79151b6ff5328d9216a84f55dc93b17b08e7c3609a969b73aa0"
+checksum = "fdb6da8ec6fa5cedd1626c886fc8749bdcbb09424a86461eb8cdf096b7c33257"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "pyo3-macros-backend",
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyo3-macros-backend"
-version = "0.23.2"
+version = "0.23.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "295548d5ffd95fd1981d2d3cf4458831b21d60af046b729b6fd143b0ba7aee2f"
+checksum = "38a385202ff5a92791168b1136afae5059d3ac118457bb7bc304c197c2d33e7d"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
diff --git a/changelog.d/17954.doc b/changelog.d/17954.doc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8986e41e586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/17954.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update `synapse.app.generic_worker` documentation to only recommend `GET` requests for stream writer routes by default, unless the worker is also configured as a stream writer. Contributed by @evoL.
diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md
index 0116c455bc7..6c614bd6d0b 100644
--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -273,17 +273,6 @@ information.
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/knock/
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/profile/
 
-    # Account data requests
-    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/.*/tags
-    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/.*/account_data
-
-    # Receipts requests
-    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/rooms/.*/receipt
-    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/rooms/.*/read_markers
-
-    # Presence requests
-    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/presence/
-
     # User directory search requests
     ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/user_directory/search$
 
@@ -292,6 +281,13 @@ Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled for GET requests:
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/pushrules/
     ^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc4140/delayed_events
 
+    # Account data requests
+    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/.*/tags
+    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/.*/account_data
+
+    # Presence requests
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/presence/
+
 Pagination requests can also be handled, but all requests for a given
 room must be routed to the same instance. Additionally, care must be taken to
 ensure that the purge history admin API is not used while pagination requests