diff --git a/doc/python_api/static/css/version_switch.css b/doc/python_api/static/css/version_switch.css
index adb80b01c0a..28a73440c31 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/static/css/version_switch.css
+++ b/doc/python_api/static/css/version_switch.css
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* Override RTD theme */
 .rst-versions {
-	display: none;
 	border-top: 0px;
 	overflow: visible;
 }
+
 .version-btn.vdeact {
 	cursor: default;
 	color: dimgray;
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 .version-btn.vdeact::after {
 	content: "";
 }
+
 #versionwrap {
 	display: flex;
 	padding-top: 2px;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 	justify-content: center;
 	flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
+
 .version-btn {
 	display: inline-block;
 	background-color: #272525;
@@ -34,31 +36,39 @@
 	z-index: 400;
 	transition: border-color 0.4s;
 }
+
 .version-btn::after {
-	content:"\f0d8";
+	content: "\f0d8";
 	display: inline;
 	font: normal normal normal 16px/1 FontAwesome;
 	color: #8d8c8c;
 	vertical-align: top;
 	padding-left: 0.5em;
 }
+
 .version-btn-open::after {
 	color: gray;
 }
-.version-btn:hover, .version-btn:focus {
+
+.version-btn:hover,
+.version-btn:focus {
 	border-color: #525252;
 }
+
 .version-btn-open {
 	color: gray;
 	border: solid 1px gray;
 }
+
 .version-btn.wait {
 	cursor: wait;
 }
+
 .version-btn.disabled {
 	cursor: not-allowed;
 	color: dimgray;
 }
+
 .version-dialog {
 	display: none;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@
 	overflow-y: auto;
 	cursor: default;
 }
+
 .version-title {
 	padding: 5px;
 	color: black;
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@
 	background-color: #27ae60;
 	border-bottom: solid 1.5px #444;
 }
+
 .version-list {
 	margin-bottom: 4px;
 	text-align: center;
@@ -89,7 +101,10 @@
 	border: solid 1px gray;
 	border-radius: 0px 0px 3px 3px;
 }
-.version-list a, .version-list span, .version-list li {
+
+.version-list a,
+.version-list span,
+.version-list li {
 	position: relative;
 	display: block;
 	font-size: 98%;
@@ -99,21 +114,28 @@
 	padding: 4px 0px;
 	color: #404040;
 }
+
 .version-list li {
 	background-color: #ede9e9;
 	color: #404040;
 	padding: 1px;
 }
-.version-list li:hover, .version-list li a:focus {
+
+.version-list li:hover,
+.version-list li a:focus {
 	background-color: #b9cfda;
 }
-.version-list li.selected, .version-list li.selected:hover {
+
+.version-list li.selected,
+.version-list li.selected:hover {
 	background-color: #8d8c8c;
 }
+
 .version-list li.selected span {
 	cursor: default;
 	outline-color: red;
 }
+
 .version-arrow {
 	position: absolute;
 	width: 8px;
diff --git a/doc/python_api/static/js/version_switch.js b/doc/python_api/static/js/version_switch.js
index b2d25069fbe..c00253bfe73 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/static/js/version_switch.js
+++ b/doc/python_api/static/js/version_switch.js
@@ -1,63 +1,60 @@
-(function() {  // switch: v1.2
+(function() {  // switch: v1.4
 "use strict";
 
 var versionsFileUrl = "https://docs.blender.org/PROD/versions.json"
 
 var all_versions;
 
-var Popover = function() {
-  function Popover(id)
+class Popover {
+  constructor(id)
   {
     this.isOpen = false;
     this.type = (id === "version-popover");
-    this.$btn = $('#' + id);
-    this.$dialog = this.$btn.next();
-    this.$list = this.$dialog.children("ul");
+    this.btn = document.querySelector('#' + id);
+    this.dialog = this.btn.nextElementSibling;
+    this.list = this.dialog.querySelector("ul");
     this.sel = null;
-    this.beforeInit();
-  }
-
-  Popover.prototype = {
-    beforeInit : function() {
-      var that = this;
-      this.$btn.on("click", function(e) {
+    const that = this;
+    this.btnClickHandler = function(e) {
+      that.init();
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+    };
+    this.btnKeyHandler = function(e) {
+      if (that.btnKeyFilter(e)) {
         that.init();
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
-      });
-      this.$btn.on("keydown", function(e) {
-        if (that.btnKeyFilter(e)) {
-          that.init();
-          e.preventDefault();
-          e.stopPropagation();
-        }
-      });
-    },
-    init : function() {
-      this.$btn.off("click");
-      this.$btn.off("keydown");
+      }
+    };
+    this.btn.addEventListener("click", this.btnClickHandler);
+    this.btn.addEventListener("keydown", this.btnKeyHandler);
+  }
 
+  init()
+  {
+    this.btn.removeEventListener("click", this.btnClickHandler);
+    this.btn.removeEventListener("keydown", this.btnKeyHandler);
+
+    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       if (all_versions === undefined) {
-        this.$btn.addClass("wait");
-        this.loadVL(this);
+        this.btn.classList.add("wait");
+        fetch(versionsFileUrl)
+            .then((response) => response.json())
+            .then((data) => {
+              all_versions = data;
+              resolve();
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+              console.error("Version Switch Error: versions.json could not be loaded.");
+              this.btn.classList.remove("disabled");
+            });
       }
       else {
-        this.afterLoad();
+        resolve();
       }
-    },
-    loadVL : function(that) {
-      $.getJSON(versionsFileUrl, function(data) {
-         all_versions = data;
-         that.afterLoad();
-         return true;
-       }).fail(function() {
-        console.log("Version Switch Error: versions.json could not be loaded.");
-        that.$btn.addClass("disabled");
-        return false;
-      });
-    },
-    afterLoad : function() {
-      var release = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.VERSION;
+    }).then(() => {
+      let release = DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS.VERSION;
       const m = release.match(/\d\.\d+/g);
       if (m) {
         release = m[0];
@@ -65,259 +62,274 @@ var Popover = function() {
 
       this.warnOld(release, all_versions);
 
-      var version = this.getNamed(release);
-      var list = this.buildList(version);
+      const version = this.getNamed(release);
+      this.buildList(version);
 
-      this.$list.children(":first-child").remove();
-      this.$list.append(list);
-      var that = this;
-      this.$list.on("keydown", function(e) {
+      this.list.firstElementChild.remove();
+      const that = this;
+      this.list.addEventListener("keydown", function(e) {
         that.keyMove(e);
       });
 
-      this.$btn.removeClass("wait");
+      this.btn.classList.remove("wait");
       this.btnOpenHandler();
-      this.$btn.on("mousedown", function(e) {
+      this.btn.addEventListener("mousedown", function(e) {
         that.btnOpenHandler();
         e.preventDefault()
       });
-      this.$btn.on("keydown", function(e) {
+      this.btn.addEventListener("keydown", function(e) {
         if (that.btnKeyFilter(e)) {
           that.btnOpenHandler();
         }
       });
-    },
-    warnOld : function(release, all_versions) {
-      // Note this is effectively disabled now, two issues must fixed:
-      // * versions.js does not contain a current entry, because that leads to
-      //   duplicate version numbers in the menu. These need to be deduplicated.
-      // * It only shows the warning after opening the menu to switch version
-      //   when versions.js is loaded. This is too late to be useful.
-      var current = all_versions.current
-      if (!current)
-      {
-        // console.log("Version Switch Error: no 'current' in version.json.");
-        return;
-      }
-      const m = current.match(/\d\.\d+/g);
-      if (m) {
-        current = parseFloat(m[0]);
-      }
-      if (release < current) {
-        var currentURL = window.location.pathname.replace(release, current);
-        var warning = $('<div class="admonition warning"> ' +
-                        '<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> ' +
-                        '<p class="last"> ' +
-                        'You are not using the most up to date version of the documentation. ' +
-                        '<a href="#"></a> is the newest version.' +
-                        '</p>' +
-                        '</div>');
-
-        warning.find('a').attr('href', currentURL).text(current);
-
-        var body = $("div.body");
-        if (!body.length) {
-          body = $("div.document");
-        }
-        body.prepend(warning);
-      }
-    },
-    buildList : function(v) {
-      var url = new URL(window.location.href);
-      let pathSplit = [ "", "api", v ];
-      if (url.pathname.startsWith("/api/")) {
-        pathSplit.push(url.pathname.split('/').slice(3).join('/'));
-      }
-      else {
-        pathSplit.push(url.pathname.substring(1));
-      }
-      if (this.type) {
-        var dyn = all_versions;
-        var cur = v;
-      }
-      var buf = [];
-      var that = this;
-      $.each(dyn, function(ix, title) {
-        buf.push("<li");
-        if (ix === cur) {
-          buf.push(
-              ' class="selected" tabindex="-1" role="presentation"><span tabindex="-1" role="menuitem" aria-current="page">' +
-              title + '</spanp></li>');
-        }
-        else {
-          pathSplit[2 + that.type] = ix;
-          var href = new URL(url);
-          href.pathname = pathSplit.join('/');
-          buf.push(' tabindex="-1" role="presentation"><a href ="' + href + '" tabindex="-1">' +
-                   title + '</a></li>');
-        }
-      });
-      return buf.join('');
-    },
-    getNamed : function(v) {
-      $.each(all_versions, function(ix, title) {
-        if (ix === "master" || ix === "main" || ix === "latest") {
-          var m = title.match(/\d\.\d[\w\d\.]*/)[0];
-          if (parseFloat(m) == v) {
-            v = ix;
-            return false;
-          }
-        }
-      });
-      return v;
-    },
-    dialogToggle : function(speed) {
-      var wasClose = !this.isOpen;
-      var that = this;
-      if (!this.isOpen) {
-        this.$btn.addClass("version-btn-open");
-        this.$btn.attr("aria-pressed", true);
-        this.$dialog.attr("aria-hidden", false);
-        this.$dialog.fadeIn(speed, function() {
-          that.$btn.parent().on("focusout", function(e) {
-            that.focusoutHandler();
-            e.stopImmediatePropagation();
-          })
-          that.$btn.parent().on("mouseleave", function(e) {
-            that.mouseoutHandler();
-            e.stopImmediatePropagation();
-          });
-        });
-        this.isOpen = true;
-      }
-      else {
-        this.$btn.removeClass("version-btn-open");
-        this.$btn.attr("aria-pressed", false);
-        this.$dialog.attr("aria-hidden", true);
-        this.$btn.parent().off("focusout");
-        this.$btn.parent().off("mouseleave");
-        this.$dialog.fadeOut(speed, function() {
-          if (this.$sel) {
-            this.$sel.attr("tabindex", -1);
-          }
-          that.$btn.attr("tabindex", 0);
-          if (document.activeElement !== null && document.activeElement !== document &&
-              document.activeElement !== document.body) {
-            that.$btn.focus();
-          }
-        });
-        this.isOpen = false;
-      }
-
-      if (wasClose) {
-        if (this.$sel) {
-          this.$sel.attr("tabindex", -1);
-        }
-        if (document.activeElement !== null && document.activeElement !== document &&
-            document.activeElement !== document.body) {
-          var $nw = this.listEnter();
-          $nw.attr("tabindex", 0);
-          $nw.focus();
-          this.$sel = $nw;
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    btnOpenHandler : function() {
-      this.dialogToggle(300);
-    },
-    focusoutHandler : function() {
-      var list = this.$list;
-      var that = this;
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        if (list.find(":focus").length === 0) {
-          that.dialogToggle(200);
-        }
-      }, 200);
-    },
-    mouseoutHandler : function() {
-      this.dialogToggle(200);
-    },
-    btnKeyFilter : function(e) {
-      if (e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (e.key === " " || e.key === "Enter" || (e.key === "ArrowDown" && e.altKey) ||
-          e.key === "ArrowDown" || e.key === "ArrowUp") {
-        return true;
-      }
-      return false;
-    },
-    keyMove : function(e) {
-      if (e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      var p = true;
-      var $nw = $(e.target);
-      switch (e.key) {
-        case "ArrowUp":
-          $nw = this.listPrev($nw);
-          break;
-        case "ArrowDown":
-          $nw = this.listNext($nw);
-          break;
-        case "Home":
-          $nw = this.listFirst();
-          break;
-        case "End":
-          $nw = this.listLast();
-          break;
-        case "Escape":
-          $nw = this.listExit();
-          break;
-        case "ArrowLeft":
-          $nw = this.listExit();
-          break;
-        case "ArrowRight":
-          $nw = this.listExit();
-          break;
-        default:
-          p = false;
-      }
-      if (p) {
-        $nw.attr("tabindex", 0);
-        $nw.focus();
-        if (this.$sel) {
-          this.$sel.attr("tabindex", -1);
-        }
-        this.$sel = $nw;
-        e.preventDefault();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-      }
-    },
-    listPrev : function($nw) {
-      if ($nw.parent().prev().length !== 0) {
-        return $nw.parent().prev().children(":first-child");
-      }
-      else {
-        return this.listLast();
-      }
-    },
-    listNext : function($nw) {
-      if ($nw.parent().next().length !== 0) {
-        return $nw.parent().next().children(":first-child");
-      }
-      else {
-        return this.listFirst();
-      }
-    },
-    listFirst : function() {
-      return this.$list.children(":first-child").children(":first-child");
-    },
-    listLast : function() {
-      return this.$list.children(":last-child").children(":first-child");
-    },
-    listExit : function() {
-      this.mouseoutHandler();
-      return this.$btn;
-    },
-    listEnter : function() {
-      return this.$list.children(":first-child").children(":first-child");
+    });
+  }
+  warnOld(release, all_versions)
+  {
+    // Note this is effectively disabled now, two issues must fixed:
+    // * versions.js does not contain a current entry, because that leads to
+    //   duplicate version numbers in the menu. These need to be deduplicated.
+    // * It only shows the warning after opening the menu to switch version
+    //   when versions.js is loaded. This is too late to be useful.
+    let current = all_versions.current
+    if (!current) {
+      // console.log("Version Switch Error: no 'current' in version.json.");
+      return;
     }
-  };
-  return Popover
-}();
+    const m = current.match(/\d\.\d+/g);
+    if (m) {
+      current = parseFloat(m[0]);
+    }
+    if (release < current) {
+      const currentURL = window.location.pathname.replace(release, current);
+      const warning =
+          document.querySelector("template#version-warning").firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
+      const link = warning.querySelector('a');
+      link.setAttribute('href', currentURL);
+      link.textContent = current;
 
-$(document).ready(function() {
-  var lng_popover = new Popover("version-popover");
-});
+      let body = document.querySelector("div.body");
+      if (!body.length) {
+        body = document.querySelector("div.document");
+      }
+      body.prepend(warning);
+    }
+  }
+  buildList(v)
+  {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+    let pathSplit = [ "", "api", v ];
+    if (url.pathname.startsWith("/api/")) {
+      pathSplit.push(url.pathname.split('/').slice(4).join('/'));
+    }
+    else {
+      pathSplit.push(url.pathname.substring(1));
+    }
+    let dyn, cur;
+    if (this.type) {
+      dyn = all_versions;
+      cur = v;
+    }
+    const that = this;
+    const template = document.querySelector("template#version-entry").content;
+    for (let [ix, title] of Object.entries(dyn)) {
+      let clone;
+      if (ix === cur) {
+        clone = template.querySelector("li.selected").cloneNode(true);
+        clone.querySelector("span").innerHTML = title;
+      }
+      else {
+        pathSplit[1 + that.type] = ix;
+        let href = new URL(url);
+        href.pathname = pathSplit.join('/');
+        clone = template.firstElementChild.cloneNode(true);
+        const link = clone.querySelector("a");
+        link.href = href;
+        link.innerHTML = title;
+      }
+      that.list.append(clone);
+    };
+    return this.list;
+  }
+  getNamed(v)
+  {
+    for (let [ix, title] of Object.entries(all_versions)) {
+      if (ix === "master" || ix === "main" || ix === "latest") {
+        const m = title.match(/\d\.\d[\w\d\.]*/)[0];
+        if (parseFloat(m) == v) {
+          v = ix;
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    return v;
+  }
+  dialogToggle(speed)
+  {
+    const wasClose = !this.isOpen;
+    const that = this;
+    if (!this.isOpen) {
+      this.btn.classList.add("version-btn-open");
+      this.btn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", true);
+      this.dialog.setAttribute("aria-hidden", false);
+      this.dialog.style.display = "block";
+      this.dialog.animate({opacity : [ 0, 1 ], easing : [ 'ease-in', 'ease-out' ]}, speed)
+          .finished.then(() => {
+            this.focusoutHandlerPrime = function(e) {
+              that.focusoutHandler();
+              e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+            };
+            this.mouseoutHandlerPrime = function(e) {
+              that.mouseoutHandler();
+              e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+            };
+            this.btn.parentNode.addEventListener("focusout", this.focusoutHandlerPrime);
+            this.btn.parentNode.addEventListener("mouseleave", this.mouseoutHandlerPrime);
+          });
+      this.isOpen = true;
+    }
+    else {
+      this.btn.classList.remove("version-btn-open");
+      this.btn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", false);
+      this.dialog.setAttribute("aria-hidden", true);
+      this.btn.parentNode.removeEventListener("focusout", this.focusoutHandlerPrime);
+      this.btn.parentNode.removeEventListener("mouseleave", this.mouseoutHandlerPrime);
+      this.dialog.animate({opacity : [ 1, 0 ], easing : [ 'ease-in', 'ease-out' ]}, speed)
+          .finished.then(() => {
+            this.dialog.style.display = "none";
+            if (this.sel) {
+              this.sel.setAttribute("tabindex", -1);
+            }
+            this.btn.setAttribute("tabindex", 0);
+            if (document.activeElement !== null && document.activeElement !== document &&
+                document.activeElement !== document.body)
+            {
+              this.btn.focus();
+            }
+          });
+      this.isOpen = false;
+    }
+
+    if (wasClose) {
+      if (this.sel) {
+        this.sel.setAttribute("tabindex", -1);
+      }
+      if (document.activeElement !== null && document.activeElement !== document &&
+          document.activeElement !== document.body)
+      {
+        const nw = this.listEnter();
+        nw.setAttribute("tabindex", 0);
+        nw.focus();
+        this.sel = nw;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  btnOpenHandler()
+  {
+    this.dialogToggle(300);
+  }
+  focusoutHandler()
+  {
+    const list = this.list;
+    const that = this;
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      if (!list.querySelector(":focus")) {
+        that.dialogToggle(200);
+      }
+    }, 200);
+  }
+  mouseoutHandler()
+  {
+    this.dialogToggle(200);
+  }
+  btnKeyFilter(e)
+  {
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (e.key === " " || e.key === "Enter" || (e.key === "ArrowDown" && e.altKey) ||
+        e.key === "ArrowDown" || e.key === "ArrowUp")
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  keyMove(e)
+  {
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    let nw = e.target;
+    switch (e.key) {
+      case "ArrowUp":
+        nw = this.listPrev(nw);
+        break;
+      case "ArrowDown":
+        nw = this.listNext(nw);
+        break;
+      case "Home":
+        nw = this.listFirst();
+        break;
+      case "End":
+        nw = this.listLast();
+        break;
+      case "Escape":
+        nw = this.listExit();
+        break;
+      case "ArrowLeft":
+        nw = this.listExit();
+        break;
+      case "ArrowRight":
+        nw = this.listExit();
+        break;
+      default:
+        return false;
+    }
+    nw.setAttribute("tabindex", 0);
+    nw.focus();
+    if (this.sel) {
+      this.sel.setAttribute("tabindex", -1);
+    }
+    this.sel = nw;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  }
+  listPrev(nw)
+  {
+    if (nw.parentNode.previousElementSibling.length !== 0) {
+      return nw.parentNode.previousElementSibling.firstElementChild;
+    }
+    else {
+      return this.listLast();
+    }
+  }
+  listNext(nw)
+  {
+    if (nw.parentNode.nextElementSibling.length !== 0) {
+      return nw.parentNode.nextElementSibling.firstElementChild;
+    }
+    else {
+      return this.listFirst();
+    }
+  }
+  listFirst()
+  {
+    return this.list.firstElementChild.firstElementChild;
+  }
+  listLast()
+  {
+    return this.list.lastElementChild.firstElementChild;
+  }
+  listExit()
+  {
+    this.mouseoutHandler();
+    return this.btn;
+  }
+  listEnter()
+  {
+    return this.list.firstElementChild.firstElementChild;
+  }
+}
+
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { new Popover("version-popover"); });
 })();
diff --git a/doc/python_api/templates/versions.html b/doc/python_api/templates/versions.html
index 482d4361207..ec3788f8bc5 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/templates/versions.html
+++ b/doc/python_api/templates/versions.html
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 <div class="rst-versions" data-toggle="rst-versions" role="note" aria-label="document versions">
   <ul id="versionwrap" role="presentation">
     <li role="presentation">
-      <span id="version-popover" class="version-btn" tabindex="0" role="button"
-            aria-label="versions selector" aria-haspopup="true" aria-controls="version-vsnlist"
-            aria-disabled="true">
+      <span id="version-popover" class="version-btn" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="versions selector"
+        aria-haspopup="true" aria-controls="version-vsnlist" aria-disabled="true">
         {{ release }}
       </span>
       <div class="version-dialog" aria-hidden="true">
         <div class="version-arrow" aria-hidden="true"></div>
         <div class="version-title">Versions</div>
-        <ul id="version-vsnlist" class="version-list" role="menu"
-            aria-labelledby="version-popover" aria-hidden="true">
+        <ul id="version-vsnlist" class="version-list" role="menu" aria-labelledby="version-popover" aria-hidden="true">
           <li role="presentation">Loading...</li>
         </ul>
       </div>
     </li>
+    <template id="version-entry">
+      <li tabindex="-1" role="presentation"><a tabindex="-1" role="menuitem"></a></li>
+      <li class="selected" tabindex="-1" role="presentation"><span tabindex="-1" aria-current="page"></span></li>
+    </template>
   </ul>
-</div>
+  <template id="version-warning">
+    <div class="admonition warning">
+      <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
+      <p class="last">
+        You are not using the most up to date version of the documentation.
+        <a href="#"></a> is the newest version.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </template>
+</div>
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