diff --git a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal.hs b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal.hs
index b9be5292..259a27e6 100644
--- a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal.hs
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ lowerOpenApiSpecVersion :: Version
 lowerOpenApiSpecVersion = makeVersion [3, 0, 0]
 
 -- | This is the upper version of the OpenApi Spec this library can parse or produce
+-- Note: Extended to 3.1.x with partial support for 3.1 features (exclusiveMinimum/Maximum as numbers)
 upperOpenApiSpecVersion :: Version
-upperOpenApiSpecVersion = makeVersion [3, 0, 3]
+upperOpenApiSpecVersion = makeVersion [3, 1, 99]
 
 -- | The object provides metadata about the API.
 -- The metadata MAY be used by the clients if needed,
@@ -627,6 +628,24 @@ type Format = Text
 
 type ParamName = Text
 
+-- | Exclusive bound for minimum/maximum values.
+-- In OpenAPI 3.0, this is a Bool indicating whether the bound is exclusive.
+-- In OpenAPI 3.1, this is a Scientific value representing the exclusive bound itself.
+data ExclusiveBound
+  = ExclusiveBool Bool         -- ^ OpenAPI 3.0 style: true means the minimum/maximum is exclusive
+  | ExclusiveValue Scientific  -- ^ OpenAPI 3.1 style: the actual exclusive bound value
+  deriving (Eq, Show, Generic, Data, Typeable)
+
+-- | Check if the bound is exclusive (for backward compatibility with 3.0 code)
+isExclusive :: ExclusiveBound -> Bool
+isExclusive (ExclusiveBool b) = b
+isExclusive (ExclusiveValue _) = True
+
+-- | Get the exclusive value if using 3.1 style, Nothing for 3.0 style
+exclusiveValue :: ExclusiveBound -> Maybe Scientific
+exclusiveValue (ExclusiveValue v) = Just v
+exclusiveValue (ExclusiveBool _) = Nothing
+
 data Schema = Schema
   { _schemaTitle :: Maybe Text
   , _schemaDescription :: Maybe Text
@@ -662,9 +681,9 @@ data Schema = Schema
   , _schemaFormat :: Maybe Format
   , _schemaItems :: Maybe OpenApiItems
   , _schemaMaximum :: Maybe Scientific
-  , _schemaExclusiveMaximum :: Maybe Bool
+  , _schemaExclusiveMaximum :: Maybe ExclusiveBound
   , _schemaMinimum :: Maybe Scientific
-  , _schemaExclusiveMinimum :: Maybe Bool
+  , _schemaExclusiveMinimum :: Maybe ExclusiveBound
   , _schemaMaxLength :: Maybe Integer
   , _schemaMinLength :: Maybe Integer
   , _schemaPattern :: Maybe Pattern
@@ -1181,6 +1200,11 @@ instance ToJSON Style where
 instance ToJSON OpenApiType where
   toJSON = genericToJSON (jsonPrefix "Swagger")
 
+-- | Serialize ExclusiveBound - uses 3.1 style (Number) for values, 3.0 style (Bool) for bools
+instance ToJSON ExclusiveBound where
+  toJSON (ExclusiveBool b) = Bool b
+  toJSON (ExclusiveValue n) = Number n
+
 instance ToJSON ParamLocation where
   toJSON = genericToJSON (jsonPrefix "Param")
 
@@ -1236,6 +1260,12 @@ instance FromJSON Style where
 instance FromJSON OpenApiType where
   parseJSON = genericParseJSON (jsonPrefix "Swagger")
 
+-- | Parse ExclusiveBound from either Bool (3.0) or Number (3.1)
+instance FromJSON ExclusiveBound where
+  parseJSON (Bool b) = pure (ExclusiveBool b)
+  parseJSON (Number n) = pure (ExclusiveValue n)
+  parseJSON _ = empty
+
 instance FromJSON ParamLocation where
   parseJSON = genericParseJSON (jsonPrefix "Param")
 
diff --git a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/ParamSchema.hs b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/ParamSchema.hs
index 75b637a2..18c0f882 100644
--- a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/ParamSchema.hs
+++ b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/ParamSchema.hs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ instance ToParamSchema Natural where
   toParamSchema _ = mempty
     & type_            ?~ OpenApiInteger
     & minimum_         ?~ 0
-    & exclusiveMinimum ?~ False
+    & exclusiveMinimum ?~ ExclusiveBool False
 
 instance ToParamSchema Int    where toParamSchema = toParamSchemaBoundedIntegral
 instance ToParamSchema Int8   where toParamSchema = toParamSchemaBoundedIntegral
diff --git a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/Schema/Validation.hs b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/Schema/Validation.hs
index 5554ccf8..01cdcfad 100644
--- a/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/Schema/Validation.hs
+++ b/src/Data/OpenApi/Internal/Schema/Validation.hs
@@ -319,16 +319,34 @@ validateInteger n = do
 
 validateNumber :: Scientific -> Validation Schema ()
 validateNumber n = withConfig $ \_cfg -> withSchema $ \sch -> do
-  let exMax = Just True == sch ^. exclusiveMaximum
-      exMin = Just True == sch ^. exclusiveMinimum
+  -- Handle OpenAPI 3.0 style (exclusiveMinimum/Maximum as Bool modifying minimum/maximum)
+  let exMaxBool = case sch ^. exclusiveMaximum of
+        Just (ExclusiveBool True) -> True
+        _ -> False
+      exMinBool = case sch ^. exclusiveMinimum of
+        Just (ExclusiveBool True) -> True
+        _ -> False
+
+  -- Handle OpenAPI 3.1 style (exclusiveMinimum/Maximum as the actual bound value)
+  case sch ^. exclusiveMaximum of
+    Just (ExclusiveValue m) ->
+      when (n >= m) $
+        invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " exceeds exclusive maximum (should be <" ++ show m ++ ")")
+    _ -> pure ()
+
+  case sch ^. exclusiveMinimum of
+    Just (ExclusiveValue m) ->
+      when (n <= m) $
+        invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " falls below exclusive minimum (should be >" ++ show m ++ ")")
+    _ -> pure ()
 
   check maximum_ $ \m ->
-    when (if exMax then (n >= m) else (n > m)) $
-      invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " exceeds maximum (should be " ++ (if exMax then "<" else "<=") ++ show m ++ ")")
+    when (if exMaxBool then (n >= m) else (n > m)) $
+      invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " exceeds maximum (should be " ++ (if exMaxBool then "<" else "<=") ++ show m ++ ")")
 
   check minimum_ $ \m ->
-    when (if exMin then (n <= m) else (n < m)) $
-      invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " falls below minimum (should be " ++ (if exMin then ">" else ">=") ++ show m ++ ")")
+    when (if exMinBool then (n <= m) else (n < m)) $
+      invalid ("value " ++ show n ++ " falls below minimum (should be " ++ (if exMinBool then ">" else ">=") ++ show m ++ ")")
 
   check multipleOf $ \k ->
     when (not (isInteger (n / k))) $
diff --git a/src/Data/OpenApi/Lens.hs b/src/Data/OpenApi/Lens.hs
index b8e23101..1d3a4210 100644
--- a/src/Data/OpenApi/Lens.hs
+++ b/src/Data/OpenApi/Lens.hs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ instance
   maximum_ = schema.maximum_
 
 instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} HasSchema s Schema
-  => HasExclusiveMaximum s (Maybe Bool) where
+  => HasExclusiveMaximum s (Maybe ExclusiveBound) where
   exclusiveMaximum = schema.exclusiveMaximum
 
 instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} HasSchema s Schema
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} HasSchema s Schema
   minimum_ = schema.minimum_
 
 instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} HasSchema s Schema
-  => HasExclusiveMinimum s (Maybe Bool) where
+  => HasExclusiveMinimum s (Maybe ExclusiveBound) where
   exclusiveMinimum = schema.exclusiveMinimum
 
 instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} HasSchema s Schema
diff --git a/src/Data/OpenApi/Optics.hs b/src/Data/OpenApi/Optics.hs
index 3d0a42e8..b735038e 100644
--- a/src/Data/OpenApi/Optics.hs
+++ b/src/Data/OpenApi/Optics.hs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ instance
 -- #exclusiveMaximum
 
 instance
-  ( a ~ Maybe Bool, b ~ Maybe Bool
+  ( a ~ Maybe ExclusiveBound, b ~ Maybe ExclusiveBound
   ) => LabelOptic "exclusiveMaximum" A_Lens NamedSchema NamedSchema a b where
   labelOptic = #schema % #exclusiveMaximum
   {-# INLINE labelOptic #-}
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ instance
 -- #exclusiveMinimum
 
 instance
-  ( a ~ Maybe Bool, b ~ Maybe Bool
+  ( a ~ Maybe ExclusiveBound, b ~ Maybe ExclusiveBound
   ) => LabelOptic "exclusiveMinimum" A_Lens NamedSchema NamedSchema a b where
   labelOptic = #schema % #exclusiveMinimum
   {-# INLINE labelOptic #-}