diff --git a/ractor/Cargo.toml b/ractor/Cargo.toml
index 1d9a321b..b4a8eae9 100644
--- a/ractor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ractor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ractor"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.14.5"
 authors = ["Sean Lawlor", "Evan Au", "Dillon George"]
 description = "A actor framework for Rust"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ractor"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ categories = ["asynchronous"]
 rust-version = "1.64"
 
 [lints.rust]
-unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(tokio_unstable)'] }
+unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(tokio_unstable)', 'cfg(rust_analyzer)'] }
 
 [features]
 ### Other features
diff --git a/ractor/src/actor/derived_actor.rs b/ractor/src/actor/derived_actor.rs
index 058a64df..cedaf05a 100644
--- a/ractor/src/actor/derived_actor.rs
+++ b/ractor/src/actor/derived_actor.rs
@@ -140,10 +140,18 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 ///     kitchen_actor_handle.await.unwrap();
 /// }
 /// ```
-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DerivedActorRef<TFrom> {
-    converter: Arc<dyn Fn(TFrom) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TFrom>>>,
-    inner: ActorCell,
+    converter: Arc<dyn Fn(TFrom) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TFrom>> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+    pub(crate) inner: ActorCell,
+}
+
+impl<TFrom> Clone for DerivedActorRef<TFrom> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            converter: self.converter.clone(),
+            inner: self.inner.clone(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<TFrom> std::fmt::Debug for DerivedActorRef<TFrom> {
diff --git a/ractor/src/factory/factoryimpl.rs b/ractor/src/factory/factoryimpl.rs
index 34ff9034..602983d3 100644
--- a/ractor/src/factory/factoryimpl.rs
+++ b/ractor/src/factory/factoryimpl.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use bon::Builder;
-
 use self::routing::RouteResult;
 use crate::concurrency::Duration;
 use crate::concurrency::Instant;
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Arguments for configuring and starting a [Factory] actor instance.
-#[derive(Builder)]
+#[derive(bon::Builder)]
 #[builder(on(String, into))]
 pub struct FactoryArguments<TKey, TMsg, TWorkerStart, TWorker, TRouter, TQueue>
 where
diff --git a/ractor/src/rpc/mod.rs b/ractor/src/rpc/mod.rs
index ef495c44..17a25adc 100644
--- a/ractor/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/ractor/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -89,13 +89,53 @@
 
 use crate::concurrency::{self, Duration, JoinHandle};
 
-use crate::{ActorCell, ActorRef, Message, MessagingErr, RpcReplyPort};
+use crate::{ActorCell, ActorRef, DerivedActorRef, Message, MessagingErr, RpcReplyPort};
 
 pub mod call_result;
 pub use call_result::CallResult;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+fn internal_cast<F, TMessage>(sender: F, msg: TMessage) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TMessage>>
+where
+    F: Fn(TMessage) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TMessage>>,
+    TMessage: Message,
+{
+    sender(msg)
+}
+
+async fn internal_call<F, TMessage, TReply, TMsgBuilder>(
+    sender: F,
+    msg_builder: TMsgBuilder,
+    timeout_option: Option<Duration>,
+) -> Result<CallResult<TReply>, MessagingErr<TMessage>>
+where
+    F: Fn(TMessage) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TMessage>>,
+    TMessage: Message,
+    TMsgBuilder: FnOnce(RpcReplyPort<TReply>) -> TMessage,
+{
+    let (tx, rx) = concurrency::oneshot();
+    let port: RpcReplyPort<TReply> = match timeout_option {
+        Some(duration) => (tx, duration).into(),
+        None => tx.into(),
+    };
+    sender(msg_builder(port))?;
+
+    // wait for the reply
+    Ok(if let Some(duration) = timeout_option {
+        match crate::concurrency::timeout(duration, rx).await {
+            Ok(Ok(result)) => CallResult::Success(result),
+            Ok(Err(_send_err)) => CallResult::SenderError,
+            Err(_timeout_err) => CallResult::Timeout,
+        }
+    } else {
+        match rx.await {
+            Ok(result) => CallResult::Success(result),
+            Err(_send_err) => CallResult::SenderError,
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Sends an asynchronous request to the specified actor, ignoring if the
 /// actor is alive or healthy and simply returns immediately
 ///
@@ -107,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn cast<TMessage>(actor: &ActorCell, msg: TMessage) -> Result<(), MessagingE
 where
     TMessage: Message,
 {
-    actor.send_message::<TMessage>(msg)
+    internal_cast(|m| actor.send_message::<TMessage>(m), msg)
 }
 
 /// Sends an asynchronous request to the specified actor, building a one-time
@@ -129,26 +169,7 @@ where
     TMessage: Message,
     TMsgBuilder: FnOnce(RpcReplyPort<TReply>) -> TMessage,
 {
-    let (tx, rx) = concurrency::oneshot();
-    let port: RpcReplyPort<TReply> = match timeout_option {
-        Some(duration) => (tx, duration).into(),
-        None => tx.into(),
-    };
-    actor.send_message::<TMessage>(msg_builder(port))?;
-
-    // wait for the reply
-    Ok(if let Some(duration) = timeout_option {
-        match crate::concurrency::timeout(duration, rx).await {
-            Ok(Ok(result)) => CallResult::Success(result),
-            Ok(Err(_send_err)) => CallResult::SenderError,
-            Err(_timeout_err) => CallResult::Timeout,
-        }
-    } else {
-        match rx.await {
-            Ok(result) => CallResult::Success(result),
-            Err(_send_err) => CallResult::SenderError,
-        }
-    })
+    internal_call(|m| actor.send_message(m), msg_builder, timeout_option).await
 }
 
 /// Sends an asynchronous request to the specified actors, building a one-time
@@ -327,3 +348,25 @@ where
         )
     }
 }
+
+impl<TMessage> DerivedActorRef<TMessage>
+where
+    TMessage: Message,
+{
+    /// Alias of [cast]
+    pub fn cast(&self, msg: TMessage) -> Result<(), MessagingErr<TMessage>> {
+        internal_cast(|m| self.send_message(m), msg)
+    }
+
+    /// Alias of [call]
+    pub async fn call<TReply, TMsgBuilder>(
+        &self,
+        msg_builder: TMsgBuilder,
+        timeout_option: Option<Duration>,
+    ) -> Result<CallResult<TReply>, MessagingErr<TMessage>>
+    where
+        TMsgBuilder: FnOnce(RpcReplyPort<TReply>) -> TMessage,
+    {
+        internal_call(|m| self.send_message(m), msg_builder, timeout_option).await
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ractor/src/time/mod.rs b/ractor/src/time/mod.rs
index 2f3a916b..538d3bde 100644
--- a/ractor/src/time/mod.rs
+++ b/ractor/src/time/mod.rs
@@ -216,3 +216,39 @@ where
         kill_after(period, self.get_cell())
     }
 }
+
+/// Add the timing functionality on top of the [crate::ActorRef]
+impl<TMessage> crate::DerivedActorRef<TMessage>
+where
+    TMessage: crate::Message,
+{
+    /// Alias of [send_interval]
+    pub fn send_interval<F>(&self, period: Duration, msg: F) -> JoinHandle<()>
+    where
+        F: Fn() -> TMessage + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        send_interval::<TMessage, F>(period, self.get_cell(), msg)
+    }
+
+    /// Alias of [send_after]
+    pub fn send_after<F>(
+        &self,
+        period: Duration,
+        msg: F,
+    ) -> JoinHandle<Result<(), MessagingErr<TMessage>>>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> TMessage + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        send_after::<TMessage, F>(period, self.get_cell(), msg)
+    }
+
+    /// Alias of [exit_after]
+    pub fn exit_after(&self, period: Duration) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+        exit_after(period, self.get_cell())
+    }
+
+    /// Alias of [kill_after]
+    pub fn kill_after(&self, period: Duration) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+        kill_after(period, self.get_cell())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ractor_cluster/Cargo.toml b/ractor_cluster/Cargo.toml
index 9ccdfdc9..5cc75f13 100644
--- a/ractor_cluster/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ractor_cluster/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ractor_cluster"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.14.5"
 authors = ["Sean Lawlor <slawlor>"]
 description = "Distributed cluster environment of Ractor actors"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ractor"
diff --git a/ractor_cluster_derive/Cargo.toml b/ractor_cluster_derive/Cargo.toml
index 7ac675fe..0c7e83a2 100644
--- a/ractor_cluster_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ractor_cluster_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ractor_cluster_derive"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.14.5"
 authors = ["Sean Lawlor <slawlor>"]
 description = "Derives for ractor_cluster"
 license = "MIT"