diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ec08a4b4..48d770898 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
 .PHONY: build-keri
 build-keri:
-	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.1.5 .
+	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.1.6 .
 
 .PHONY: build-witness-demo
 build-witness-demo:
-	@@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/witness.demo.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri-witness-demo:1.1.5 .
+	@@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/witness.demo.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri-witness-demo:1.1.6 .
 
 .PHONY: publish-keri
 publish-keri:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb1a76c41..de4c0b0b3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 setup(
     name='keri',
-    version='1.1.5',  # also change in src/keri/__init__.py
+    version='1.1.6',  # also change in src/keri/__init__.py
     license='Apache Software License 2.0',
     description='Key Event Receipt Infrastructure',
     long_description="KERI Decentralized Key Management Infrastructure",
diff --git a/src/keri/__init__.py b/src/keri/__init__.py
index f6a3b1763..d39f4a1bd 100644
--- a/src/keri/__init__.py
+++ b/src/keri/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '1.1.5'  # also change in setup.py
+__version__ = '1.1.6'  # also change in setup.py