V0.4.0 patch 1 (#245)

* v0.4.0

* pytest workflow versions

* release patch 1

Author: MatthewMiddlehurst

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-20.04, macos-13, windows-2022 ]
-        python-version: [ "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4