diff --git a/lib/open_api_spex/cast/number.ex b/lib/open_api_spex/cast/number.ex
index 51e606e2..9fbadd11 100644
--- a/lib/open_api_spex/cast/number.ex
+++ b/lib/open_api_spex/cast/number.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.Cast.Number do
   # TODO We need a way to distinguish numbers in (JSON) body vs in request parameters
   # so we can reject strings values for properties of `type: :number`
   @spec cast(ctx :: Cast.t()) :: {:ok, Cast.t()} | Cast.Error.t()
-  def cast(%{value: value} = ctx) when is_number(value) do
+  def cast(%{value: value} = ctx) when is_integer(value) do
+    cast(%{ctx | value: value / 1})
+  end
+
+  def cast(%{value: value} = ctx) when is_float(value) do
     case cast_number(ctx) do
       {:cast, ctx} -> cast(ctx)
       result -> result
diff --git a/test/cast/number_test.exs b/test/cast/number_test.exs
index 398008d6..3568432a 100644
--- a/test/cast/number_test.exs
+++ b/test/cast/number_test.exs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.CastNumberTest do
   describe "cast/1" do
     test "basics" do
       schema = %Schema{type: :number}
-      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) === {:ok, 1}
+      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) === {:ok, 1.0}
       assert cast(value: 1.5, schema: schema) === {:ok, 1.5}
       assert cast(value: "1", schema: schema) === {:ok, 1.0}
       assert cast(value: "1.5", schema: schema) === {:ok, 1.5}
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.CastNumberTest do
 
     test "with minimum" do
       schema = %Schema{type: :number, minimum: 2}
-      assert cast(value: 3, schema: schema) === {:ok, 3}
-      assert cast(value: 2, schema: schema) === {:ok, 2}
+      assert cast(value: 3, schema: schema) === {:ok, 3.0}
+      assert cast(value: 2, schema: schema) === {:ok, 2.0}
       assert {:error, [error]} = cast(value: 1, schema: schema)
       assert error.reason == :minimum
-      assert error.value === 1
+      assert error.value === 1.0
       # error.length is the minimum
       assert error.length === 2
       assert Error.message(error) =~ "smaller than inclusive minimum"
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.CastNumberTest do
 
     test "with maximum" do
       schema = %Schema{type: :number, maximum: 2}
-      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) === {:ok, 1}
-      assert cast(value: 2, schema: schema) === {:ok, 2}
+      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) === {:ok, 1.0}
+      assert cast(value: 2, schema: schema) === {:ok, 2.0}
       assert {:error, [error]} = cast(value: 3, schema: schema)
       assert error.reason === :maximum
-      assert error.value === 3
+      assert error.value === 3.0
       # error.length is the maximum
       assert error.length === 2
       assert Error.message(error) =~ "larger than inclusive maximum"
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.CastNumberTest do
 
     test "with minimum w/ exclusiveMinimum" do
       schema = %Schema{type: :number, minimum: 2, exclusiveMinimum: true}
-      assert cast(value: 3, schema: schema) == {:ok, 3}
+      assert cast(value: 3, schema: schema) == {:ok, 3.0}
       assert {:error, [error]} = cast(value: 2, schema: schema)
       assert error.reason == :exclusive_min
-      assert error.value == 2
+      assert error.value == 2.0
       # error.length is the minimum
       assert error.length == 2
       assert Error.message(error) =~ "smaller than exclusive minimum"
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.CastNumberTest do
 
     test "with maximum w/ exclusiveMaximum" do
       schema = %Schema{type: :number, maximum: 2, exclusiveMaximum: true}
-      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) == {:ok, 1}
+      assert cast(value: 1, schema: schema) == {:ok, 1.0}
       assert {:error, [error]} = cast(value: 2, schema: schema)
       assert error.reason == :exclusive_max
-      assert error.value == 2
+      assert error.value == 2.0
       # error.length is the maximum
       assert error.length == 2
       assert Error.message(error) =~ "larger than exclusive maximum"