diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02892bb..5d72e2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sshcerts"
-version = "0.14.0"
+version = "0.14.1"
 authors = ["Mitchell Grenier <mitchell@confurious.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
diff --git a/src/ssh/privkey.rs b/src/ssh/privkey.rs
index 9a31f4a..26c28f5 100644
--- a/src/ssh/privkey.rs
+++ b/src/ssh/privkey.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ impl super::SSHCertificateSigner for PrivateKey {
     }
 }
 impl PrivateKey {
-    fn read_private_key(reader: &mut Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
+    /// Create a private key from an existing reader of decrypted private bytes
+    pub fn read_private_key(reader: &mut Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
         let key_type = reader.read_string()?;
         let kt = KeyType::from_name(&key_type)?;