diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60c4a0b..88a0b0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 /libs/
 /doc/doxyfile
 /dist/
-/include/json/version.h
+#/include/json/version.h
diff --git a/include/json/version.h b/include/json/version.h
index 58fca8a..baf5daa 100644
--- a/include/json/version.h
+++ b/include/json/version.h
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #ifndef JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_VERSION_H_INCLUDED
 
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.1.0"
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_STRING "1.1.1"
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR 1
-# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
+# define JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH 1
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_QUALIFIER
 # define JSONCPP_VERSION_HEXA ((JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR << 24) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR << 16) | (JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH << 8))
 
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index c5111f8..dfae3fb 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -381,11 +381,24 @@ bool Reader::readCppStyleComment() {
 }
 
 void Reader::readNumber() {
-  while (current_ != end_) {
-    if (!(*current_ >= '0' && *current_ <= '9') &&
-        !in(*current_, '.', 'e', 'E', '+', '-'))
-      break;
-    ++current_;
+  const char *p = current_;
+  char c = '0'; // stopgap for already consumed character
+  // integral part
+  while (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+    c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
+  // fractional part
+  if (c == '.') {
+    c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
+    while (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+      c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
+  }
+  // exponential part
+  if (c == 'e' || c == 'E') {
+    c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
+    if (c == '+' || c == '-')
+      c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
+    while (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+      c = (current_ = p) < end_ ? *p++ : 0;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 6314dac..cd075f2 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.1
\ No newline at end of file