diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 8614fdb..a0beb71 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 = Poiji
-:version: v1.11
+:version: v1.12
 
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ In your Maven/Gradle project, first add the corresponding dependency:
 [source,groovy]
 ----
 dependencies {
-    compile 'com.github.ozlerhakan:poiji:1.11'
+    compile 'com.github.ozlerhakan:poiji:1.12'
 }
 ----
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class Employee {
 ----
 <1> As of 1.10, optionally we can access the index of each row item by using the `ExcelRow` annotation. Annotated variable should be of type `int`, `double`, `float` or `long`.
 <2> A field must be annotated with `@ExcelCell` along with its property in order to get the value from the right coordinate in the target excel sheet.
-<3> An annotated field can be either protected, private or public modifier. The field may be either of `boolean`, `int`, `long`, `float`, `double`, `java.util.Date` or `String`.
+<3> An annotated field can be either protected, private or public modifier. The field may be either of `boolean`, `int`, `long`, `float`, `double`, or their wrapper classes. You can add a field of `java.util.Date` or `String`.
 
 This is the excel file (`employees.xlsx`) we want to map to a list of `Employee` instance:
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5c1430..fee1f28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.ozlerhakan</groupId>
     <artifactId>poiji</artifactId>
-    <version>1.11</version>
+    <version>1.12</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>poiji</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/poiji/util/Casting.java b/src/main/java/com/poiji/util/Casting.java
index ff84a02..d1625f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/poiji/util/Casting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/poiji/util/Casting.java
@@ -70,23 +70,24 @@ private Date dateValue(String value, PoijiOptions options) {
 
     public Object castValue(Class<?> fieldType, String value, PoijiOptions options) {
         Object o;
-        if (fieldType.getName().equals("int")) {
+        if (fieldType.getName().equals("int") || fieldType.getName().equals("java.lang.Integer")) {
             o = integerValue(Objects.equals(value, "") ? "0" : value);
 
-        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("long")) {
+        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("long") || fieldType.getName().equals("java.lang.Long")) {
             o = longValue(Objects.equals(value, "") ? "0" : value);
 
-        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("double")) {
+        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("double")  || fieldType.getName().equals("java.lang.Double")) {
             o = doubleValue(Objects.equals(value, "") ? "0" : value);
 
-        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("float")) {
+        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("float") || fieldType.getName().equals("java.lang.Float")) {
             o = floatValue(Objects.equals(value, "") ? "0" : value);
 
-        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("boolean")) {
+        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("boolean") || fieldType.getName().equals("java.lang.Boolean")) {
             o = Boolean.valueOf(value);
-        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("java.util.Date")) {
 
+        } else if (fieldType.getName().equals("java.util.Date")) {
             o = dateValue(value, options);
+
         } else
             o = value;
         return o;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/poiji/deserialize/model/byid/Employee.java b/src/test/java/com/poiji/deserialize/model/byid/Employee.java
index 439b55a..1879f68 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/poiji/deserialize/model/byid/Employee.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/poiji/deserialize/model/byid/Employee.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class Employee {
     protected String surname;
 
     @ExcelCell(3)
-    protected int age;
+    protected Integer age;
 
     @ExcelCell(4)
     protected boolean single;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public String toString() {
                 "employeeId=" + employeeId +
                 ", name='" + name + '\'' +
                 ", surname='" + surname + '\'' +
-                ", age=" + age +
+                ", age=" + (age == null ? 0 : age)  +
                 ", single=" + single +
                 ", birthday='" + birthday + '\'' +
                 '}';