diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf7b6d7..9f95949 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.6.2.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Performance enhancement for transaction creation
+
 ## [0.6.1.1]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/ZcashHaskell/Utils.hs b/src/ZcashHaskell/Utils.hs
index 59b38ed..0f67ed7 100644
--- a/src/ZcashHaskell/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/ZcashHaskell/Utils.hs
@@ -136,22 +136,25 @@ createTransaction ::
   -> Bool -- ^ True to build, False to estimate fee
   -> Either TxError HexString
 createTransaction sapAnchor orchAnchor tSpend sSpend oSpend outgoing sParams oParams znet bh build =
-  if BS.length (hexBytes txResult) > 1
-    then Right txResult
-    else case head (BS.unpack $ hexBytes txResult) of
-           0 -> Left InsufficientFunds
-           1 -> Left ChangeRequired
-           2 -> Left Fee
-           3 -> Left Balance
-           4 -> Left TransparentBuild
-           5 -> Left SaplingBuild
-           6 -> Left OrchardBuild
-           7 -> Left OrchardSpend
-           8 -> Left OrchardRecipient
-           9 -> Left SaplingBuilderNotAvailable
-           10 -> Left OrchardBuilderNotAvailable
-           _ -> Left ZHError
+  processResult $! txResult
   where
+    processResult :: HexString -> Either TxError HexString
+    processResult input =
+      if BS.length (hexBytes input) > 1
+        then Right input
+        else case head (BS.unpack $ hexBytes input) of
+               0 -> Left InsufficientFunds
+               1 -> Left ChangeRequired
+               2 -> Left Fee
+               3 -> Left Balance
+               4 -> Left TransparentBuild
+               5 -> Left SaplingBuild
+               6 -> Left OrchardBuild
+               7 -> Left OrchardSpend
+               8 -> Left OrchardRecipient
+               9 -> Left SaplingBuilderNotAvailable
+               10 -> Left OrchardBuilderNotAvailable
+               _ -> Left ZHError
     txResult =
       withPureBorshVarBuffer $
       rustWrapperCreateTx
diff --git a/zcash-haskell.cabal b/zcash-haskell.cabal
index 361d33e..fc861ab 100644
--- a/zcash-haskell.cabal
+++ b/zcash-haskell.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 3.0
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           zcash-haskell
-version:        0.6.1.1
+version:        0.6.2.0
 synopsis:       Utilities to interact with the Zcash blockchain
 description:    Please see the README on the repo at <https://git.vergara.tech/Vergara_Tech/zcash-haskell#readme>
 category:       Blockchain