release 5.0.9

CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+Release 5.0.9
+"""""""""""""
+
+* drop support for Python 2 and <3.7
+* fix CVE-2023-26112, ReDoS attack
+
 Release 5.0.8
 """""""""""""
 
@@ -31,4 +37,4 @@ Older Releases
 * Release 4.7.2 fixes several bugs in 4.7.1
 * Release 4.7.1 fixes a bug with the deprecated options keyword in 4.7.0.
 * Release 4.7.0 improves performance adds features for validation and
-  fixes some bugs.
+  fixes some bugs.

docs/configobj.rst

@@ -2383,6 +2383,12 @@ CHANGELOG
 This is an abbreviated changelog showing the major releases up to version 4.
 From version 4 it lists all releases and changes.
 
+2024/09/21 - Version 5.0.9
+--------------------------
+
+* drop support for Python 2 and <3.7
+* fix CVE-2023-26112, ReDoS attack
+
 2023/01/18 - Version 5.0.8
 --------------------------
 

setup.py

@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
-    print('for Python versions < 2.6 use configobj '
-          'version 4.7.2')
-    sys.exit(1)
-elif sys.version_info < (2, 7):
-    print('for Python version 2.6 use configobj '
-          'version 5.0.6')
+if sys.version_info < 2:
+    print('for Python versions < 3 use configobj '
+          'version 5.0.8')
     sys.exit(1)
 
 __here__ = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

src/configobj/_version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '5.0.8'
+__version__ = '5.0.9'