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+Changes in [3.96.1](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v3.96.1) (2024-03-28)
+=====================================================================================================
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* Revert "Make EC widget theme reactive - Update widget url when the theme changes" ([#12383](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/12383)) in order to fix widgets that require authentication.
+
+
 Changes in [3.96.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v3.96.0) (2024-03-26)
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 ## ✨ Features
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 {
     "name": "matrix-react-sdk",
-    "version": "3.96.0",
+    "version": "3.96.1",
     "description": "SDK for matrix.org using React",
     "author": "matrix.org",
     "repository": {