diff --git a/doc/_static/css/bridle.css b/doc/_static/css/bridle.css
index 2b020e0fc2..f26ce85a67 100644
--- a/doc/_static/css/bridle.css
+++ b/doc/_static/css/bridle.css
@@ -210,3 +210,8 @@
 #versions-select option {
  font-weight:normal;
 }
+
+/* tweak toggle in admonitions to avoid auto-hiding on load */
+.rst-content .admonition.toggle {
+  display: block !important;
+}
diff --git a/doc/bridle/releases/release-notes-4.4.0.rst b/doc/bridle/releases/release-notes-4.4.0.rst
index 9a9ac5c694..673944560e 100644
--- a/doc/bridle/releases/release-notes-4.4.0.rst
+++ b/doc/bridle/releases/release-notes-4.4.0.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ For more details, see: :ref:`repos_and_revs`.
        | **hal** : *hal_nxp*
        | **hal** : *hal_openisa*
        | **hal** : *hal_quicklogic*
+       | **hal** : *hal_realtek*
        | **hal** : *hal_renesas*
        | **hal** : *hal_rpi_pico*
        | **hal** : *hal_sifli*
@@ -303,6 +304,8 @@ Build Infrastructure
 * Enable support for the TF-PSA-Crypto repository as Zephyr module in the
   West manifest. The PSA Cryptography API is required by some boards with
   WiFi and TLS support, e.g. Raspberry Pi Pico W/2W.
+* Enable support for the Realtek HAL in the West manifest. This HAL is needed
+  by Zephyr upstream documentation process for the autogenerated board catalog.
 
 
 Documentation
diff --git a/doc/versions.json b/doc/versions.json
index a3cb2b64a1..fcea7af91b 100644
--- a/doc/versions.json
+++ b/doc/versions.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "latest": {
       "bridle": "4.3.99",
       "zephyr": "4.4.0",
-      "cannectivity": "1.4.0-dev"
+      "cannectivity": "1.4.0"
     },
     "4.3": {
       "bridle": "4.3.0",
diff --git a/submanifests/cannectivity.yml b/submanifests/cannectivity.yml
index 40dd4582db..e3a489ad77 100644
--- a/submanifests/cannectivity.yml
+++ b/submanifests/cannectivity.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ manifest:
     #     CANnectivity    Zephyr RTOS
     #     ============    ===========
     #     main            main
+    #     v1.4-branch     v4.4-branch
+    #     v1.4.0          v4.4-branch
     #     v1.3-branch     v4.3-branch
     #     v1.3.0          v4.3-branch
     #     v1.2-branch     v4.2-branch
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ manifest:
       path: cannectivity
       remote: tiacsys
       repo-path: cannectivity
-      revision: tiacsys/main
+      revision: tiacsys/v1.4.0
       clone-depth: 5000
       # import submodules from CANnectivity manifest
       import:
diff --git a/submanifests/zephyr.yml b/submanifests/zephyr.yml
index 5a472fb480..e91a758199 100644
--- a/submanifests/zephyr.yml
+++ b/submanifests/zephyr.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ manifest:
           - hal_nxp
           - hal_openisa
           - hal_quicklogic
+          - hal_realtek
           - hal_renesas
           - hal_rpi_pico
           - hal_sifli