diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bcd848da..b5c04f7c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+xx/1/23 8.14.1
+
+- add vips_thread_isworker() compatibility function [remicollet]
+
 22/12/22 8.14.0
 
 - remove autotools
diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/almostdeprecated.h b/libvips/include/vips/almostdeprecated.h
index 1f3df78b..0d43ab9e 100644
--- a/libvips/include/vips/almostdeprecated.h
+++ b/libvips/include/vips/almostdeprecated.h
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ void vips_vinfo( const char *domain, const char *fmt, va_list ap );
 VIPS_DEPRECATED_FOR(vips_autorot)
 VipsAngle vips_autorot_get_angle( VipsImage *image );
 
+VIPS_DEPRECATED_FOR(vips_thread_isvips)
+gboolean vips_thread_isworker( void );
+
 /* iofuncs
  */
 VIPS_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_free)
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/thread.c b/libvips/iofuncs/thread.c
index ae75f6b2..ff2de251 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/thread.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/thread.c
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ vips_thread_isvips( void )
 	return( g_private_get( is_vips_thread_key ) != NULL );
 }
 
+/* Deprecated compatibility function.
+ */
+gboolean
+vips_thread_isworker( void )
+{
+	return( vips_thread_isvips() );
+}
+
 /* Glib 2.32 revised the thread API. We need some compat functions.
  */
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 15c0a4a5..e5c127b4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('vips', 'c', 'cpp',
-    version: '8.14.0',
+    version: '8.14.1',
     meson_version: '>=0.56',
     default_options: [
         # this is what glib uses (one of our required deps), so we use it too
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ version_patch = version_parts[2]
 # binary interface changed: increment current, reset revision to 0
 #   binary interface changes backwards compatible?: increment age
 #   binary interface changes not backwards compatible?: reset age to 0
-library_revision = 0
+library_revision = 1
 library_current = 58
 library_age = 16
 library_version = '@0@.@1@.@2@'.format(library_current - library_age, library_age, library_revision)
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ i18n = import('i18n')
 
 add_project_arguments('-Drestrict=__restrict', language: 'cpp')
 
-# if we're optimising (eg. release mode) we turn off cast checks and
-# g_asserts
+# if we're optimising (eg. release mode) we turn off cast checks and g_asserts
 if get_option('optimization') in ['2', '3', 's']
     add_project_arguments('-DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS', language : ['cpp', 'c'])
     add_project_arguments('-DG_DISABLE_CHECKS', language : ['cpp', 'c'])