diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4dad09e9..d19a88b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.36.3 / 2023-05-02
+==================
+
+  * fix: smd number field allows both numbers and string when uploading
+  * fix: isRemoteUrl not working on big files sometimes
+
 1.36.2 / 2023-04-24
 ==================
 
diff --git a/lib-es5/utils/index.js b/lib-es5/utils/index.js
index adf93f7a..1a18391c 100644
--- a/lib-es5/utils/index.js
+++ b/lib-es5/utils/index.js
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ function encode_context(metadataObj) {
         return `\"${escapeMetadataValue(innerVal)}\"`;
       }).join(',');
       return `${key}=[${values}]`;
+      // if number, convert to string
+    } else if (Number.isInteger(value)) {
+      return `${key}=${escapeMetadataValue(String(value))}`;
       // if unknown, return the value as string
     } else {
       return value.toString();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee072062..20e89046 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Cloudinary <info@cloudinary.com>",
   "name": "cloudinary",
   "description": "Cloudinary NPM for node.js integration",
-  "version": "1.36.2",
+  "version": "1.36.3",
   "homepage": "http://cloudinary.com",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {