From 81a1707fdf393b78a6c9581356ebbcf42f30b08d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ronny Vedrilla <ronny.vedrilla@ambient.digital>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:33:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] v9.4.4

---
 CHANGES.md                  | 3 +++
 ambient_toolbox/__init__.py | 2 +-
 pyproject.toml              | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e2a9625..86c6f23 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+**9.4.4** (2024-01-22)
+  * Downgraded sphinx to 7.1.* for Python 3.8 compatability
+
 **9.4.3** (2024-01-22)
   * Updated sphinx packages
 
diff --git a/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py b/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
index f7f328d..fa4d210 100644
--- a/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
+++ b/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Python toolbox of Ambient Digital containing an abundance of useful tools and gadgets."""
 
-__version__ = "9.4.3"
+__version__ = "9.4.4"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23266ae..9c98895 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dev = [
    'coverage~=7.3',
    'pre-commit~=3.5',
    'ruff~=0.1.7',
-   'sphinx~=7.2',
+   'sphinx~=7.1',
    'sphinx-rtd-theme~=2.0',
    'm2r2==0.3.3.post2',
    'mistune<2.0.0',