diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4979c1e..019cca0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ Compare two OpenAPI specifications (3.x) and render the difference to HTML plain
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diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index f748f455..2e68fd97 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-diff-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openapi-diff-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 85248094..30b160eb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-diff-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openapi-diff-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMaxItems.java b/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMaxItems.java
index 1af1134b..1ef3a498 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMaxItems.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMaxItems.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public ChangedMaxItems(Integer oldValue, Integer newValue, DiffContext context)
 
   @Override
   public DiffResult isChanged() {
-    if (oldValue == null && newValue == null) {
+    if (oldValue == newValue) {
       return DiffResult.NO_CHANGES;
     }
     if (oldValue == null || newValue == null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMinItems.java b/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMinItems.java
index 7791893c..3a3d4071 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMinItems.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/model/schema/ChangedMinItems.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public ChangedMinItems(Integer oldValue, Integer newValue, DiffContext context)
 
   @Override
   public DiffResult isChanged() {
-    if (oldValue == null && newValue == null) {
+    if (oldValue == newValue) {
       return DiffResult.NO_CHANGES;
     }
     if (oldValue == null || newValue == null) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/SchemaDiffTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/SchemaDiffTest.java
index 8cd477ff..1f41406a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/SchemaDiffTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/openapitools/openapidiff/core/SchemaDiffTest.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public void changeMultipleOfHandling() {
     assertThat(props.get("field4").getMultipleOf().getRight()).isNull();
   }
 
-  @Test // issues #480
+  @Test // issues #480 and #779
   public void changeMinMaxItemsHandling() {
     ChangedOpenApi changedOpenApi =
         OpenApiCompare.fromLocations(
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ public void changeMinMaxItemsHandling() {
     Map<String, ChangedSchema> props = changedSchema.getChangedProperties();
     assertThat(props).isNotEmpty();
 
+    // Check no changes in minItems and maxItems
+    assertThat(props.get("field0")).isNull();
+
     // Check increasing of minItems
     assertThat(props.get("field1").getMinItems().isIncompatible()).isTrue();
     assertThat(props.get("field1").getMinItems().getOldValue()).isEqualTo(1);
@@ -177,6 +180,26 @@ public void changeMinMaxItemsHandling() {
     assertThat(props.get("field4").getMaxItems().isIncompatible()).isTrue();
     assertThat(props.get("field4").getMaxItems().getOldValue()).isEqualTo(100);
     assertThat(props.get("field4").getMaxItems().getNewValue()).isEqualTo(90);
+
+    // Check removal of minItems
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMinItems().isCompatible()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMinItems().getOldValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMinItems().getNewValue()).isNull();
+
+    // Check removal of maxItems
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMaxItems().isCompatible()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMaxItems().getOldValue()).isEqualTo(100);
+    assertThat(props.get("field5").getMaxItems().getNewValue()).isNull();
+
+    // Check addition of minItems
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMinItems().isCompatible()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMinItems().getOldValue()).isNull();
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMinItems().getNewValue()).isEqualTo(1);
+
+    // Check addition of maxItems
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMaxItems().isCompatible()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMaxItems().getOldValue()).isNull();
+    assertThat(props.get("field6").getMaxItems().getNewValue()).isEqualTo(100);
   }
 
   @Test // issue #482
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-1.yaml b/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-1.yaml
index 23d84148..a7426987 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-1.yaml
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-1.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ components:
     TestDTO:
       type: object
       properties:
+        field0:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+          minItems: 1
+          maxItems: 10
         field1:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -33,10 +39,20 @@ components:
           items:
             type: string
           minItems: 1
-          maxItems: 90              
+          maxItems: 90
         field4:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
           minItems: 1
           maxItems: 100
+        field5:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+          minItems: 1
+          maxItems: 100
+        field6:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-2.yaml b/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-2.yaml
index 0d8e6199..5e58f573 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-2.yaml
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/schemaDiff/schema-min-max-items-diff-2.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ components:
     TestDTO:
       type: object
       properties:
+        field0:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+          minItems: 1
+          maxItems: 10
         field1:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -27,16 +33,26 @@ components:
           items:
             type: string
           minItems: 10
-          maxItems: 100  
+          maxItems: 100
         field3:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
           minItems: 1
-          maxItems: 100  
+          maxItems: 100
         field4:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
           minItems: 1
           maxItems: 90
+        field5:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        field6:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+          minItems: 1
+          maxItems: 100
diff --git a/maven-example/pom.xml b/maven-example/pom.xml
index 0109e216..f76f99b2 100644
--- a/maven-example/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-example/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>openapi-diff-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-diff-maven</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1.0</version>
+                <version>2.1.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 669dbcc8..271315ea 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
     <artifactId>openapi-diff-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version>
+    <version>2.1.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>openapi-diff-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f37146f1..02531247 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
     <artifactId>openapi-diff-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0</version>
+    <version>2.1.1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>openapi-diff-parent</name>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-diff.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-diff.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-diff</url>
-        <tag>2.1.0</tag>
+        <tag>2.1.1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-04-26T11:30:05Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-05-12T09:07:41Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
         <project.scm.id>github</project.scm.id>
 
         <sonar.organization>openapitools</sonar.organization>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
         <sonar.moduleKey>${project.artifactId}</sonar.moduleKey>
 
-        <swagger-parser.version>2.1.26</swagger-parser.version>
+        <swagger-parser.version>2.1.27</swagger-parser.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools.openapidiff</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-diff-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1.0</version>
+                <version>2.1.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>