diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e270667..5945994 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ While not finished, go-jsonschema can be used today. Aside from some minor featu
     - [ ] `minimum`
     - [ ] `exclusiveMinimum`
   - [ ] String validation (§6.3)
-    - [ ] `maxLength`
-    - [ ] `minLength`
+    - [X] `maxLength`
+    - [X] `minLength`
     - [ ] `pattern`
   - [ ] Array validation (§6.4)
     - [X] `items`
diff --git a/go.work.sum b/go.work.sum
index 0c3fe38..80a53f3 100644
--- a/go.work.sum
+++ b/go.work.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.13.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.15.0/go.mod h1:idbUs1IY1+zTqbi8yxTbhexhEEk5ur9LInksu6HrEpk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:HvlwmtVNQAhOuCjW7xxvovg8wbNq7LwfXh/k7wXUl58=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.14.0/go.mod h1:uYBEerGOWcJyEORxN+Ek8+TT266gXkNlHdJBwexUsBg=
diff --git a/pkg/generator/validator.go b/pkg/generator/validator.go
index b90263f..bd8d1fb 100644
--- a/pkg/generator/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/generator/validator.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (v *stringValidator) generate(out *codegen.Emitter) {
 	}
 
 	if v.maxLength != 0 {
-		out.Printlnf(`if %slen(%s%s) >= %d {`, checkPointer, pointerPrefix, value, v.maxLength)
+		out.Printlnf(`if %slen(%s%s) > %d {`, checkPointer, pointerPrefix, value, v.maxLength)
 		out.Indent(1)
 		out.Printlnf(`return fmt.Errorf("field %%s length: must be <= %%d", "%s", %d)`, fieldName, v.maxLength)
 		out.Indent(-1)
diff --git a/tests/data/validation/maxLength/maxLength.go b/tests/data/validation/maxLength/maxLength.go
index 2538e9b..92cf124 100644
--- a/tests/data/validation/maxLength/maxLength.go
+++ b/tests/data/validation/maxLength/maxLength.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ func (j *MaxLength) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &plain); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if plain.MyNullableString != nil && len(*plain.MyNullableString) >= 10 {
+	if plain.MyNullableString != nil && len(*plain.MyNullableString) > 10 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("field %s length: must be <= %d", "myNullableString", 10)
 	}
-	if len(plain.MyString) >= 5 {
+	if len(plain.MyString) > 5 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("field %s length: must be <= %d", "myString", 5)
 	}
 	*j = MaxLength(plain)
diff --git a/tests/validation_test.go b/tests/validation_test.go
index 1ba5121..d1f01d5 100644
--- a/tests/validation_test.go
+++ b/tests/validation_test.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ func TestMaxStringLength(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			desc:    "myString too long",
+			desc:    "myString has the max allowed length",
 			data:    `{"myString": "hello"}`,
-			wantErr: errors.New("field myString length: must be <= 5"),
+			wantErr: nil,
 		},
 		{
 			desc:    "myString not present",