diff --git a/phable/kinds.py b/phable/kinds.py
index ba48786..0b1aedd 100644
--- a/phable/kinds.py
+++ b/phable/kinds.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Number:
     [here](https://project-haystack.org/doc/docHaystack/Kinds#number).
 
     Parameters:
-        val: Integer or floating point value.
+        val: Floating point value.
         unit:
             Optional unit of measurement defined in Project Haystack's standard unit
             database [here](https://project-haystack.org/doc/docHaystack/Units).
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Number:
             **Note**: Phable does not validate a defined unit at this time.
     """
 
-    val: int | float
+    val: float
     unit: str | None = None
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/phable/parsers/json.py b/phable/parsers/json.py
index a6c7beb..bae9f7a 100644
--- a/phable/parsers/json.py
+++ b/phable/parsers/json.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _dict_to_json(row: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return parsed_row
 
 
-def _number_to_json(num: Number) -> int | float | dict[str, str | float]:
+def _number_to_json(num: Number) -> float | dict[str, str | float]:
     if num.unit is None:
         return num.val
     return {"_kind": "number", "val": num.val, "unit": num.unit}
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ def _parse_number(d: dict[str, str]) -> Number:
     unit = d.get("unit", None)
     num = float(d["val"])
 
-    if num % 1 == 0:
-        num = int(num)
-
     return Number(num, unit)