diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit/generate_docs b/.githooks/pre-commit/generate_docs
deleted file mode 100755
index bcf5db2c..00000000
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit/generate_docs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-echo --------------------------------------------
-echo Starting docs generation
-
-npm run generate-all-docs;
-
-git add docs
-
-echo Finished docs generation
-echo --------------------------------------------
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b7ea0d5..db887726 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -583,10 +583,11 @@ secretiveLogger.info(secretiveObject);
 
 ```
 
-##### `maskStrings`
+##### `maskAny`
 ```default: [] ```
 
-When `maskValuesOfKeys` is just not enough, and you really want to make sure no secrets get populated, you can also use `maskStrings` to mask every occurrence of a string.  
+When `maskValuesOfKeys` is just not enough, and you really want to make sure no secrets get populated, you can also use `maskAny` to mask every occurrence of a string/number.
+> **Hint:** It will also mask keys if it encounters this strings/numbers.  
 
 **`maskValuesOfKeys` is case sensitive!**
 
diff --git a/example/index.ts b/example/index.ts
index e62b87e3..17938984 100644
--- a/example/index.ts
+++ b/example/index.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ verySecretiveObject.nested["circular"] = verySecretiveObject;
 
 const secretiveLogger = new Logger({
   name: "SecretiveLogger",
-  maskStrings: ["swordfish", "pass1234"],
+  maskAny: ["swordfish", "pass1234"],
   maskValuesOfKeys: ["test", "authorization", "password"],
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81d09124..1fddae68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "api-extractor": "tsc && mkdir -p ./docs/api_extractor && api-extractor run --local --verbose",
     "typedoc": "typedoc",
     "generate-all-docs": "npm run api-extractor && typedoc",
-    "release": "np"
+    "release": "npm run generate-all-docs && git add && np"
   },
   "jest": {
     "verbose": true,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0031bcc8..d6d778de 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class Logger {
   private _mySettings: ISettingsParam = {};
   private _childLogger: Logger[] = [];
   private _maskValuesOfKeysRegExp: RegExp | undefined;
-  private _maskStringsRegExp: RegExp | undefined;
+  private _maskAnyRegExp: RegExp | undefined;
 
   /**
    * @param settings - Configuration of the logger instance  (all settings are optional with sane defaults)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class Logger {
 
       prefix: [],
       maskValuesOfKeys: ["password"],
-      maskStrings: [],
+      maskAny: [],
       maskPlaceholder: "[***]",
 
       printLogMessageInNewLine: false,
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ export class Logger {
           )
         : undefined;
 
-    this._maskStringsRegExp =
-      this.settings.maskStrings?.length > 0
-        ? new RegExp(Object.values(this.settings.maskStrings).join("|"), "g")
+    this._maskAnyRegExp =
+      this.settings.maskAny?.length > 0
+        ? new RegExp(Object.values(this.settings.maskAny).join("|"), "g")
         : undefined;
 
     LoggerHelper.setUtilsInspectStyles(
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ export class Logger {
     if (this._maskValuesOfKeysRegExp != null) {
       inspectedString = inspectedString.replace(
         this._maskValuesOfKeysRegExp,
-        "$1$2: " +
+        "$1$2 " +
           LoggerHelper.styleString(
             [this.settings.prettyInspectHighlightStyles.string],
             `'${this.settings.maskPlaceholder}'`
@@ -806,9 +806,9 @@ export class Logger {
       );
     }
 
-    return this._maskStringsRegExp != null
+    return this._maskAnyRegExp != null
       ? inspectedString.replace(
-          this._maskStringsRegExp,
+          this._maskAnyRegExp,
           this.settings.maskPlaceholder
         )
       : inspectedString;
@@ -819,11 +819,8 @@ export class Logger {
     ...param: unknown[]
   ): string {
     const formattedStr: string = format(formatParam, ...param);
-    return this._maskStringsRegExp != null
-      ? formattedStr.replace(
-          this._maskStringsRegExp,
-          this.settings.maskPlaceholder
-        )
+    return this._maskAnyRegExp != null
+      ? formattedStr.replace(this._maskAnyRegExp, this.settings.maskPlaceholder)
       : formattedStr;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 4f4fcd06..1c36208d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export interface ISettingsParam {
   /** Exclude case-insensitive keys for object passed to `tslog` that could potentially contain sensitive information (e.g. `password` or `Authorization`), default: ["password"] */
   maskValuesOfKeys?: (number | string)[];
 
-  /** Mask all of this case-sensitive strings from logs (e.g. all secrets from ENVs etc.). Will be replaced with [***] */
-  maskStrings?: string[];
+  /** Mask all occurrences (case-sensitive) from logs (e.g. all secrets from ENVs etc.). Will be replaced with [***] */
+  maskAny?: (string | number)[];
 
   /** String to use a placeholder to mask sensitive values. */
   maskPlaceholder?: string;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export interface ISettings extends ISettingsParam {
   dateTimeTimezone: string;
   prefix: unknown[];
   maskValuesOfKeys: (number | string)[];
-  maskStrings: string[];
+  maskAny: (string | number)[];
   maskPlaceholder: string;
   printLogMessageInNewLine: boolean;
   displayDateTime: boolean;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export interface ISettings extends ISettingsParam {
  */
 export interface IStd {
   /** stream.Writable */
-  write: Function;
+  write: (message: string) => void;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/settings.test.ts b/tests/settings.test.ts
index c89203fa..fec18a80 100644
--- a/tests/settings.test.ts
+++ b/tests/settings.test.ts
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ describe("Logger: settings", () => {
     expect(stdStringGroups2?.[3]).toBe("[xxx]");
   });
 
-  test("init logger: maskStrings", (): void => {
+  test("init logger: maskAny", (): void => {
     const stdArray: string[] = [];
     const std: { write: (line: string) => void } = {
       write: (line: string) => {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ describe("Logger: settings", () => {
       },
     };
     const logger: Logger = new Logger({
-      maskStrings: ["test", "swordfish", "pass1234"],
+      maskAny: ["test", "swordfish", "pass1234"],
       maskPlaceholder: "[xxx]",
       stdOut: std,
       stdErr: std,