diff --git a/cmake/versioning.cmake b/cmake/versioning.cmake
index d006679..97f8ffb 100644
--- a/cmake/versioning.cmake
+++ b/cmake/versioning.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(SFSE_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(SFSE_VERSION_MINOR 2)
-set(SFSE_VERSION_PATCH 14)
+set(SFSE_VERSION_PATCH 15)
 
 set(RUNTIME_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(RUNTIME_VERSION_MINOR 14)
diff --git a/sfse_common/sfse_version.h b/sfse_common/sfse_version.h
index 06316ef..1ff48ca 100644
--- a/sfse_common/sfse_version.h
+++ b/sfse_common/sfse_version.h
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 // these have to be macros so they can be used in the .rc
 #define SFSE_VERSION_INTEGER		0
 #define SFSE_VERSION_INTEGER_MINOR	2
-#define SFSE_VERSION_INTEGER_BETA	14
-#define SFSE_VERSION_VERSTRING		"0, 0, 2, 14"
+#define SFSE_VERSION_INTEGER_BETA	15
+#define SFSE_VERSION_VERSTRING		"0, 0, 2, 15"
 #define SFSE_VERSION_PADDEDSTRING	"0001"
-#define SFSE_VERSION_RELEASEIDX		21
+#define SFSE_VERSION_RELEASEIDX		22
 
 #define MAKE_EXE_VERSION_EX(major, minor, build, sub)	((((major) & 0xFF) << 24) | (((minor) & 0xFF) << 16) | (((build) & 0xFFF) << 4) | ((sub) & 0xF))
 #define MAKE_EXE_VERSION(major, minor, build)			MAKE_EXE_VERSION_EX(major, minor, build, 0)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 // information about the state of the game at the time of release
 #define SFSE_TARGETING_BETA_VERSION	0
 #define CURRENT_RELEASE_RUNTIME		RUNTIME_VERSION_1_14_70
-#define CURRENT_RELEASE_SFSE_STR	"0.2.14"
+#define CURRENT_RELEASE_SFSE_STR	"0.2.15"
 
 #if GET_EXE_VERSION_SUB(RUNTIME_VERSION) == RUNTIME_TYPE_BETHESDA
 #define SAVE_FOLDER_NAME "Starfield"
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
 #define LOADER_VERSION_1_0_0	MAKE_EXE_VERSION(1, 0, 0)
 #define LOADER_VERSION_1_1_0	MAKE_EXE_VERSION(1, 1, 0)	// code signing
-#define LOADER_VERSION			LOADER_VERSION_1_1_0
+#define LOADER_VERSION_1_1_1	MAKE_EXE_VERSION(1, 1, 1)	// code signing bugfix
+#define LOADER_VERSION			LOADER_VERSION_1_1_1
 
 #endif /* __SFSE_VERSION_H__ */
diff --git a/sfse_loader/CMakeLists.txt b/sfse_loader/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ed1d28..6bfc652 100644
--- a/sfse_loader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sfse_loader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/versioning.cmake)
 
 project(
 	sfse_loader
-	VERSION 1.1.0
+	VERSION 1.1.1
 	LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/sfse_loader/sfse_loader_version.rc b/sfse_loader/sfse_loader_version.rc
index 327b428..647882b 100644
--- a/sfse_loader/sfse_loader_version.rc
+++ b/sfse_loader/sfse_loader_version.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 1 VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 0,1,0,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 0,1,0,0
+ FILEVERSION 0,1,1,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 0,1,1,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904b0"
         BEGIN
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Starfield Script Extender (SFSE) Loader"
-			VALUE "FileVersion", "1.1.0"
+			VALUE "FileVersion", "1.1.1"
             VALUE "InternalName", "SFSE"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2006-2024"
             VALUE "ProductName", "SFSE"
-			VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.1.0"
+			VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.1.1"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/sfse_readme.txt b/sfse_readme.txt
index 2a82325..9f1999b 100644
--- a/sfse_readme.txt
+++ b/sfse_readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Starfield Script Extender v0.2.14 pre-alpha
+Starfield Script Extender v0.2.15 pre-alpha
 by Ian Patterson, Stephen Abel, and Expired
 
 The Starfield Script Extender, or SFSE for short, is a modder's resource that expands the scripting capabilities of Starfield. As the editor is not out, it's mostly a plugin loader for now. Depending on where modders show interest, this will expand to Scaleform and Papyrus (or other things) over time.
diff --git a/sfse_whatsnew.txt b/sfse_whatsnew.txt
index 27f61e6..7fe3b99 100644
--- a/sfse_whatsnew.txt
+++ b/sfse_whatsnew.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.2.15
+- fixed sign check compatibility
+
 0.2.14
 - in order to reduce virus scanner false positives, the SFSE components now use a code signature. no, plugins will not need signing.
 - removed some unused command line options (mostly ignored rather than removed to reduce end user breakage)