diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5323e899b..35729ef04 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 |coverage| |unit-tests| |type-hints| |docs| |black| |pypi-versions| |python-versions| |conda| |zenodo|
 
-.. |coverage| image:: https://codecov.io/gh/pydicom/pynetdicom/branch/main/graph/badge.svg 
+.. |coverage| image:: https://codecov.io/gh/pydicom/pynetdicom/branch/main/graph/badge.svg
    :target: https://codecov.io/gh/pydicom/pynetdicom
 
 .. |unit-tests| image:: https://github.com/pydicom/pynetdicom/workflows/unit-tests/badge.svg
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ medical images and related information. It defines the formats and communication
 protocols for media exchange in radiology, cardiology, radiotherapy and other
 medical domains.
 
-*pynetdicom* is a pure Python 3.7+ package that implements the DICOM
+*pynetdicom* is a pure Python package that implements the DICOM
 networking protocol. Working with
 `pydicom <https://github.com/pydicom/pydicom>`_, it allows the easy creation
 of DICOM *Service Class Users* (SCUs) and *Service Class Providers* (SCPs).
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 57fada28e..f5b3ef705 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ html:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/html/_images
 	#rm -rf _build/doctrees/
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+	python fix_search.py
 	touch $(BUILDDIR)/html/.nojekyll
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."
diff --git a/docs/fix_search.py b/docs/fix_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b3a6ba2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/fix_search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""
+A temporary fix for #953 while waiting for upstream sphinx_rtd_theme to fix/remove their
+dependency on jQuery.
+"""
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+
+search_html = Path("./_build/html/search.html")
+assert search_html.exists()
+
+with open(search_html) as fp:
+    html = fp.read()
+
+pat = r"(<script>\s+jQuery.+searchindex\.js.+\s+<\/script>)"
+repl = r'<script src="searchindex.js" defer></script>'
+html_fixed = re.sub(pat, repl, html)
+
+with open(search_html, "w") as fp:
+    fp.write(html_fixed)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 46f12ad62..6e1439951 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ maintainers = [
 ]
 name = "pynetdicom"
 readme = "README.rst"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]