diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fa5ea8..448d179 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 [PR 198]: https://github.com/prometheus/client_rust/pull/198
 
+- Add `EncodeGaugeValue` `i32` and `f32`, `EncodeCounterValue` `u32` and `f32` and `EncodeExemplarValue` `f32` and `u32` implementations.
+  See [PR 173].
+
+[PR 173]: https://github.com/prometheus/client_rust/pull/173
+
 ## [0.22.3]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/collector.rs b/src/collector.rs
index eb5bdeb..66270c4 100644
--- a/src/collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::encoding::DescriptorEncoder;
 ///
 /// impl Collector for MyCollector {
 ///     fn encode(&self, mut encoder: DescriptorEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
-///         let counter = ConstCounter::new(42);
+///         let counter = ConstCounter::new(42u64);
 ///         let metric_encoder = encoder.encode_descriptor(
 ///             "my_counter",
 ///             "some help",
diff --git a/src/encoding.rs b/src/encoding.rs
index 3099399..c206a1c 100644
--- a/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/encoding.rs
@@ -563,6 +563,18 @@ impl EncodeGaugeValue for f64 {
     }
 }
 
+impl EncodeGaugeValue for i32 {
+    fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut GaugeValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode_i64(*self as i64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl EncodeGaugeValue for f32 {
+    fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut GaugeValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode_f64(*self as f64)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Encoder for a gauge value.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct GaugeValueEncoder<'a>(GaugeValueEncoderInner<'a>);
@@ -619,6 +631,18 @@ impl EncodeCounterValue for f64 {
     }
 }
 
+impl EncodeCounterValue for u32 {
+    fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut CounterValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode_u64(*self as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl EncodeCounterValue for f32 {
+    fn encode(&self, encoder: &mut CounterValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode_f64(*self as f64)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Encoder for a counter value.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CounterValueEncoder<'a>(CounterValueEncoderInner<'a>);
@@ -658,6 +682,18 @@ impl EncodeExemplarValue for u64 {
     }
 }
 
+impl EncodeExemplarValue for f32 {
+    fn encode(&self, mut encoder: ExemplarValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode(*self as f64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl EncodeExemplarValue for u32 {
+    fn encode(&self, mut encoder: ExemplarValueEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        encoder.encode(*self as f64)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<text::CounterValueEncoder<'a>> for CounterValueEncoder<'a> {
     fn from(e: text::CounterValueEncoder<'a>) -> Self {
         CounterValueEncoder(CounterValueEncoderInner::Text(e))
diff --git a/src/encoding/text.rs b/src/encoding/text.rs
index bf65aa0..216ddde 100644
--- a/src/encoding/text.rs
+++ b/src/encoding/text.rs
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ mod tests {
                 &self,
                 mut encoder: crate::encoding::DescriptorEncoder,
             ) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
-                let counter = crate::metrics::counter::ConstCounter::new(42);
+                let counter = crate::metrics::counter::ConstCounter::new(42u64);
                 let metric_encoder = encoder.encode_descriptor(
                     &self.name,
                     "some help",
diff --git a/src/registry.rs b/src/registry.rs
index d2bb197..c7dec3b 100644
--- a/src/registry.rs
+++ b/src/registry.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl Registry {
     ///
     /// impl Collector for MyCollector {
     ///     fn encode(&self, mut encoder: DescriptorEncoder) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
-    ///         let counter = ConstCounter::new(42);
+    ///         let counter = ConstCounter::new(42u64);
     ///         let metric_encoder = encoder.encode_descriptor(
     ///             "my_counter",
     ///             "some help",