# 4.1.0 Release Notes

Channels 4.1 is maintenance release in the 4.x series.

## Python and Django support

- A Python version of 3.8 or higher is required.

- Django 4.2 is now the minimum supported version.

## Bugfixes & Small Changes

- Exceptions in `HttpConsumer` are now correctly propagated.

  Thanks to Adam Johnson.

- URLRouter is updated for compatibility with in-development changes in Django.

  Thanks to Adam Johnson.

- URLRouter is updated to correctly handle `root_path`.

  Thanks to Alejandro R. Sedeño.

- Websocket consumers are updated for newer ASGI spec versions, adding the `headers` parameter for the `accept` event, and `reason` for the `close` event.

  Thanks to Kristján Valur Jónsson.