diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f11425c..c958250 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ project(jsoncpp
         # 2. ./include/json/version.h
         # 3. ./CMakeLists.txt
         # IMPORTANT: also update the PROJECT_SOVERSION!!
-        VERSION 1.9.6 # <major>[.<minor>[.<patch>[.<tweak>]]]
+        VERSION 1.9.7 # <major>[.<minor>[.<patch>[.<tweak>]]]
         LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 message(STATUS "JsonCpp Version: ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
-set(PROJECT_SOVERSION 26)
+set(PROJECT_SOVERSION 27)
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/PreventInSourceBuilds.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/PreventInBuildInstalls.cmake)
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
index 38faedf..25745cc 100644
--- a/include/json/version.h
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 // 3. /CMakeLists.txt
 // IMPORTANT: also update the SOVERSION!!
 
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.9.6"
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.9.7"
 #define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 9
-#define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 6
+#define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 7
 #define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
 #define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA                                                   \
   ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) |             \
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 561b41c..8e8d57e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ project(
   # 2. /include/json/version.h
   # 3. /CMakeLists.txt
   # IMPORTANT: also update the SOVERSION!!
-  version : '1.9.6',
+  version : '1.9.7',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=release',
     'cpp_std=c++11',
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jsoncpp_lib = library(
     'src/lib_json/json_value.cpp',
     'src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp',
   ]),
-  soversion : 26,
+  soversion : 27,
   install : true,
   include_directories : jsoncpp_include_directories,
   cpp_args: dll_export_flag)
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index 8491429..eceb0d2 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ template <typename T, typename U>
 static inline bool InRange(double d, T min, U max) {
   // The casts can lose precision, but we are looking only for
   // an approximate range. Might fail on edge cases though. ~cdunn
-  return d >= static_cast<double>(min) && d <= static_cast<double>(max);
+  return d >= static_cast<double>(min) && d <= static_cast<double>(max) &&
+         !(static_cast<U>(d) == min && d != static_cast<double>(min));
 }
 #else  // if !defined(JSON_USE_INT64_DOUBLE_CONVERSION)
 static inline double integerToDouble(Json::UInt64 value) {
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ template <typename T> static inline double integerToDouble(T value) {
 
 template <typename T, typename U>
 static inline bool InRange(double d, T min, U max) {
-  return d >= integerToDouble(min) && d <= integerToDouble(max);
+  return d >= integerToDouble(min) && d <= integerToDouble(max) &&
+         !(static_cast<U>(d) == min && d != integerToDouble(min));
 }
 #endif // if !defined(JSON_USE_INT64_DOUBLE_CONVERSION)
 
@@ -705,6 +707,11 @@ Value::Int64 Value::asInt64() const {
     JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE(isInt64(), "LargestUInt out of Int64 range");
     return Int64(value_.uint_);
   case realValue:
+    // If the double value is in proximity to minInt64, it will be rounded to
+    // minInt64. The correct value in this scenario is indeterminable
+    JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE(
+        value_.real_ != minInt64,
+        "Double value is minInt64, precise value cannot be determined");
     JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE(InRange(value_.real_, minInt64, maxInt64),
                         "double out of Int64 range");
     return Int64(value_.real_);
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
index 55ab224..5a0ce01 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/main.cpp
@@ -1191,15 +1191,13 @@ JSONTEST_FIXTURE_LOCAL(ValueTest, integers) {
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(true, val.asBool());
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_STRING_EQUAL("-9223372036854775808", val.asString());
 
-  // int64 min (floating point constructor). Note that kint64min *is* exactly
-  // representable as a double.
+  // int64 min (floating point constructor). Since double values in proximity of
+  // kint64min are rounded to kint64min, we don't check for conversion to int64.
   val = Json::Value(double(kint64min));
 
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(Json::realValue, val.type());
 
   checks = IsCheck();
-  checks.isInt64_ = true;
-  checks.isIntegral_ = true;
   checks.isDouble_ = true;
   checks.isNumeric_ = true;
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_PRED(checkIs(val, checks));
@@ -1208,8 +1206,6 @@ JSONTEST_FIXTURE_LOCAL(ValueTest, integers) {
   JSONTEST_ASSERT(!val.isConvertibleTo(Json::intValue));
   JSONTEST_ASSERT(!val.isConvertibleTo(Json::uintValue));
 
-  JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(kint64min, val.asInt64());
-  JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(kint64min, val.asLargestInt());
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-9223372036854775808.0, val.asDouble());
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(-9223372036854775808.0, val.asFloat());
   JSONTEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(true, val.asBool());