diff --git a/packages/zpm-config/src/lib.rs b/packages/zpm-config/src/lib.rs
index b4b361d3..f0c37709 100644
--- a/packages/zpm-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/zpm-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ impl<'de, T: FromFileString + Deserialize<'de>> Deserialize<'de> for Interpolate
         #[serde(untagged)]
         enum StringOrAnything<T> {
             String(String),
+            Integer(i64),
+            Float(f64),
             Anything(T),
         }
 
@@ -135,6 +137,22 @@ impl<'de, T: FromFileString + Deserialize<'de>> Deserialize<'de> for Interpolate
                 Ok(Interpolated::new(hydrated))
             },
 
+            StringOrAnything::Integer(value) => {
+                let hydrated
+                    = T::from_file_string(&value.to_string())
+                        .map_err(de::Error::custom)?;
+
+                Ok(Interpolated::new(hydrated))
+            },
+
+            StringOrAnything::Float(value) => {
+                let hydrated
+                    = T::from_file_string(&value.to_string())
+                        .map_err(de::Error::custom)?;
+
+                Ok(Interpolated::new(hydrated))
+            },
+
             StringOrAnything::Anything(anything) => {
                 Ok(Interpolated::new(anything))
             },
diff --git a/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/npmMinimalAgeGate.test.ts b/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/npmMinimalAgeGate.test.ts
index 34d1c080..e1ead87a 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/npmMinimalAgeGate.test.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/npmMinimalAgeGate.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+const {
+  fs: {writeFile},
+} = require(`pkg-tests-core`);
+
 describe(`Features`, () => {
   describe(`npmMinimalAgeGate and npmPreapprovedPackages`, () => {
     describe(`add`, () => {
@@ -142,6 +146,22 @@ describe(`Features`, () => {
       );
     });
     describe(`install`, () => {
+      test(
+        `it should parse numeric npmMinimalAgeGate from .yarnrc.yml`,
+        makeTemporaryEnv({
+          dependencies: {[`release-date`]: `^1.0.0`},
+        }, async ({path, run, source}) => {
+          await writeFile(`${path}/.yarnrc.yml`, `npmMinimalAgeGate: 0\n`);
+
+          await run(`install`);
+
+          await expect(source(`require('release-date/package.json')`)).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            name: `release-date`,
+            version: `1.1.1`,
+          });
+        }),
+      );
+
       test(
         `it should fail when trying to install exact version that is too new`,
         makeTemporaryEnv({