diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 7978c0a..9b5d69c 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
     
   - Bug #3139678: stack buffer overflow when parsing a double with a
     length of 32 characters.
+	
+  - Fixed Value::operator <= implementation (had the semantic of operator >=).
+    Found when addigin unit tests for comparison operators.
     
 * License
   
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index c8e0478..fd1266b 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ Value::operator <( const Value &other ) const
 bool 
 Value::operator <=( const Value &other ) const
 {
-   return !(other > *this);
+   return !(other < *this);
 }
 
 bool