diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 14ae8e4..cd0e850 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ func ClientWithRawAbsPath(rawAbsPath bool) ClientOpt {
 
 // NewClient constructs a new HTTP-backed command executor.
 func NewClient(address string, opts ...ClientOpt) cmds.Executor {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(address, "http://") {
+	// default to HTTP to keep backward-compatible behavior, but keep https:// if passed
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(address, "http:") && !strings.HasPrefix(address, "https:") {
 		address = "http://" + address
 	}
 
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 7dd7b57..f49d0df 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "v0.14.0"
+  "version": "v0.14.1"
 }