diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 176be176f..d3a65359a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dioxus"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 authors = ["Jonathan Kelley"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Core functionality for Dioxus - a concurrent renderer-agnostic Virtual DOM for interactive user experiences"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation = "https://dioxuslabs.com"
 keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "./packages/core", version = "^0.1.4" }
+dioxus-core = { path = "./packages/core", version = "^0.1.6" }
 dioxus-html = { path = "./packages/html", version = "^0.1.1", optional = true }
 dioxus-core-macro = { path = "./packages/core-macro", version = "^0.1.3", optional = true }
 dioxus-hooks = { path = "./packages/hooks", version = "^0.1.4", optional = true }
diff --git a/packages/core/Cargo.toml b/packages/core/Cargo.toml
index 725f111a8..1c37020f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dioxus-core"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 authors = ["Jonathan Kelley"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Core functionality for Dioxus - a concurrent renderer-agnostic Virtual DOM for interactive user experiences"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/nodes.rs b/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
index 9f296d7b4..0acb08829 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
+++ b/packages/core/src/nodes.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub enum VNode<'src> {
     ///     Example {}
     /// }
     /// ```
-    Fragment(VFragment<'src>),
+    Fragment(&'src VFragment<'src>),
 
     /// Component nodes represent a mounted component with props, children, and a key.
     ///
@@ -156,15 +156,12 @@ impl<'src> VNode<'src> {
 
     // Create an "owned" version of the vnode.
     pub fn decouple(&self) -> VNode<'src> {
-        match self {
-            VNode::Text(t) => VNode::Text(*t),
-            VNode::Element(e) => VNode::Element(*e),
-            VNode::Component(c) => VNode::Component(*c),
-            VNode::Placeholder(a) => VNode::Placeholder(*a),
-            VNode::Fragment(f) => VNode::Fragment(VFragment {
-                children: f.children,
-                key: f.key,
-            }),
+        match *self {
+            VNode::Text(t) => VNode::Text(t),
+            VNode::Element(e) => VNode::Element(e),
+            VNode::Component(c) => VNode::Component(c),
+            VNode::Placeholder(a) => VNode::Placeholder(a),
+            VNode::Fragment(f) => VNode::Fragment(f),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -555,10 +552,10 @@ impl<'a> NodeFactory<'a> {
         if nodes.is_empty() {
             VNode::Placeholder(self.bump.alloc(VPlaceholder { id: empty_cell() }))
         } else {
-            VNode::Fragment(VFragment {
+            VNode::Fragment(self.bump.alloc(VFragment {
                 children: nodes.into_bump_slice(),
                 key: None,
-            })
+            }))
         }
     }
 
@@ -594,10 +591,10 @@ impl<'a> NodeFactory<'a> {
                 );
             }
 
-            VNode::Fragment(VFragment {
+            VNode::Fragment(self.bump.alloc(VFragment {
                 children,
                 key: None,
-            })
+            }))
         }
     }
 
@@ -620,10 +617,10 @@ impl<'a> NodeFactory<'a> {
         } else {
             let children = nodes.into_bump_slice();
 
-            Some(VNode::Fragment(VFragment {
+            Some(VNode::Fragment(self.bump.alloc(VFragment {
                 children,
                 key: None,
-            }))
+            })))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
index e533f3bf9..1b8ead959 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/desktop/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dioxus-desktop"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 authors = ["Jonathan Kelley"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Dioxus VirtualDOM renderer for a remote webview instance"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.3", features = ["serialize"] }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.6", features = ["serialize"] }
 argh = "0.1.4"
 serde = "1.0.120"
 serde_json = "1.0.61"
diff --git a/packages/hooks/Cargo.toml b/packages/hooks/Cargo.toml
index e1994bfb2..d85424f04 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/hooks/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dioxus-hooks"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 authors = ["Jonathan Kelley"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Dioxus VirtualDOM renderer for a remote webview instance"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../../packages/core", version = "0.1.5" }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../../packages/core", version = "^0.1.6" }
diff --git a/packages/html/Cargo.toml b/packages/html/Cargo.toml
index 93e62ba70..55cd9b28a 100644
--- a/packages/html/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/html/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/dioxus"
 keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.4" }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.6" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 serde_repr = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/packages/router/Cargo.toml b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
index 0588a2038..158a233fa 100644
--- a/packages/router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.3", default-features = false }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.6", default-features = false }
 dioxus-html = { path = "../html", version = "^0.1.0", default-features = false }
 dioxus-core-macro = { path = "../core-macro", version = "^0.1.2" }
 
diff --git a/packages/ssr/Cargo.toml b/packages/ssr/Cargo.toml
index 0dda9d5e6..99f830a09 100644
--- a/packages/ssr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/ssr/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.3", features = ["serialize"] }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.6", features = ["serialize"] }
 
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/packages/web/Cargo.toml b/packages/web/Cargo.toml
index 4da9ecc50..bb9eef1bc 100644
--- a/packages/web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/web/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation = "https://dioxuslabs.com"
 keywords = ["dom", "ui", "gui", "react", "wasm"]
 
 [dependencies]
-dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.4" }
+dioxus-core = { path = "../core", version = "^0.1.6" }
 dioxus-html = { path = "../html", version = "^0.1.1" }
 js-sys = "0.3"
 wasm-bindgen = { version = "0.2.78", features = ["enable-interning"] }