diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc494bd..a75fed0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package validator
 ================
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-![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-9.16.1-green.svg)
+![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-9.17.0-green.svg)
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diff --git a/baked_in.go b/baked_in.go
index 64b71cb..3f87da4 100644
--- a/baked_in.go
+++ b/baked_in.go
@@ -1097,12 +1097,22 @@ func isHexadecimal(fl FieldLevel) bool {
 
 // IsNumber is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid number.
 func isNumber(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return numberRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	switch fl.Field().Kind() {
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64, reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Uintptr, reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return numberRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	}
 }
 
 // IsNumeric is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid numeric value.
 func isNumeric(fl FieldLevel) bool {
-	return numericRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	switch fl.Field().Kind() {
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64, reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Uintptr, reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return numericRegex.MatchString(fl.Field().String())
+	}
 }
 
 // IsAlphanum is the validation function for validating if the current field's value is a valid alphanumeric value.
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 6eef72c..be93d79 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ Numeric
 
 This validates that a string value contains a basic numeric value.
 basic excludes exponents etc...
+for integers or float it returns true.
 
 	Usage: numeric
 
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 463bd83..0823812 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -6241,8 +6241,7 @@ func TestNumber(t *testing.T) {
 
 	i := 1
 	errs = validate.Var(i, "number")
-	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
-	AssertError(t, errs, "", "", "", "", "number")
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
 }
 
 func TestNumeric(t *testing.T) {
@@ -6285,8 +6284,7 @@ func TestNumeric(t *testing.T) {
 
 	i := 1
 	errs = validate.Var(i, "numeric")
-	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
-	AssertError(t, errs, "", "", "", "", "numeric")
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
 }
 
 func TestAlphaNumeric(t *testing.T) {