diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ddc8f7555..72788cab5 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:1.1.0 .
+	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.1.1 .
 
 .PHONY: build-witness-demo
 build-witness-demo:
-	@@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/witness.demo.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri-witness-demo:1.1.0 .
+	@@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/witness.demo.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri-witness-demo:1.1.1 .
 
 .PHONY: publish-keri
 publish-keri:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7341c6bff..5835cf928 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 setup(
     name='keri',
-    version='1.1.0',  # also change in src/keri/__init__.py
+    version='1.1.1',  # 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 b2781c6ee..7cc5ea7a4 100644
--- a/src/keri/__init__.py
+++ b/src/keri/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'  # also change in setup.py
+__version__ = '1.1.1'  # also change in setup.py
 
 
diff --git a/src/keri/vdr/viring.py b/src/keri/vdr/viring.py
index 01a1ce676..96eec603a 100644
--- a/src/keri/vdr/viring.py
+++ b/src/keri/vdr/viring.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def cloneCreds(self, saids, db):
             atc = bytearray(signing.serialize(creder, prefixer, seqner, saider))
             del atc[0:creder.size]
 
-            iss = bytearray(self.cloneTvtAt(pre=prefixer.qb64, sn=seqner.sn))
+            iss = bytearray(self.cloneTvtAt(creder.said))
             iserder = serdering.SerderKERI(raw=iss)
             issatc = bytes(iss[iserder.size:])
 
diff --git a/tests/vdr/test_verifying.py b/tests/vdr/test_verifying.py
index 9a5fbb578..a0e8bbf3c 100644
--- a/tests/vdr/test_verifying.py
+++ b/tests/vdr/test_verifying.py
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ def test_verifier(seeder):
         saider = regery.reger.schms.get("EMQWEcCnVRk1hatTNyK3sIykYSrrFvafX3bHQ9Gkk1kC")
         assert saider[0].qb64 == creder.said
 
+        # also try it via the cloneCreds function
+        creds = regery.reger.cloneCreds(saids=saider, db=hab.db)
+
+        for idx, cred in enumerate(creds):
+            assert dcre.sad == cred["sad"]
+
     """End Test"""