Venkata Bhagavatula ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate Validator ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGQ5YTllNTRmY... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1784?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGQ5YTll... ) HV-1784 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1784?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGQ5YTll... ) Missing char sequence implementation ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1784?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiOGQ5YTll... ) Change By: Venkata Bhagavatula ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) The documentation for @Postive mentions that it supports CharSequence but no implementation is found, I have attached a screenshot for your reference. {{@Positive}} Checks if the element is strictly positive. Zero values are considered invalid. *Supported data types* {{BigDecimal}}, {{BigInteger}}, {{byte}}, {{short}}, {{int}}, {{long}} and the respective wrappers of the primitive types; additionally supported by HV: any sub-type of {{CharSequence}} (the numeric value represented by the character sequence is evaluated), any sub-type of {{Number}} and {{javax.money.MonetaryAmount}} ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1784#add-comment?atlOrigin=eyJp... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1784#add-comment?atlOrigin=eyJp... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100128- sha1:14a4bff )