diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5444c121..fbb2794a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "11.2.1",
+  "version": "11.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-      "version": "11.2.1",
+      "version": "11.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@multiversx/sdk-transaction-decoder": "1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89bbd6e5..24d7bfc2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "11.2.1",
+  "version": "11.3.0",
   "description": "MultiversX SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "types": "out/index.d.js",
diff --git a/src/proto/serializer.spec.ts b/src/proto/serializer.spec.ts
index 3ba47bbc..6d2a513b 100644
--- a/src/proto/serializer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/proto/serializer.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { assert } from "chai";
-import { ProtoSerializer } from "./serializer";
-import { Transaction } from "../transaction";
-import { loadTestWallets, TestWallet } from "../testutils";
-import { Signature } from "../signature";
 import { TransactionVersion } from "../networkParams";
-import { TransactionPayload } from "../transactionPayload";
-import BigNumber from "bignumber.js";
+import { Signature } from "../signature";
+import { loadTestWallets, TestWallet } from "../testutils";
 import { TokenPayment } from "../tokenPayment";
+import { Transaction } from "../transaction";
+import { TransactionPayload } from "../transactionPayload";
+import { ProtoSerializer } from "./serializer";
 
 describe("serialize transactions", () => {
     let wallets: Record<string, TestWallet>;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ describe("serialize transactions", () => {
     it("with data, with large value", async () => {
         let transaction = new Transaction({
             nonce: 92,
-            value: new BigNumber("123456789000000000000000000000"),
+            value: "123456789000000000000000000000",
             sender: wallets.alice.address,
             receiver: wallets.bob.address,
             gasLimit: 100000,
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ describe("serialize transactions", () => {
     it("with nonce = 0", async () => {
         let transaction = new Transaction({
             nonce: 0,
-            value: new BigNumber("0"),
+            value: "0",
             sender: wallets.alice.address,
             receiver: wallets.bob.address,
             gasLimit: 80000,
diff --git a/src/transaction.spec.ts b/src/transaction.spec.ts
index 4b1fad9b..f6f2f9be 100644
--- a/src/transaction.spec.ts
+++ b/src/transaction.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { assert } from "chai";
 import BigNumber from "bignumber.js";
-import { Transaction } from "./transaction";
+import { assert } from "chai";
 import { TransactionOptions, TransactionVersion } from "./networkParams";
-import { TransactionPayload } from "./transactionPayload";
 import { loadTestWallets, TestWallet } from "./testutils";
 import { TokenPayment } from "./tokenPayment";
+import { Transaction } from "./transaction";
+import { TransactionPayload } from "./transactionPayload";
 
 
 describe("test transaction construction", async () => {
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ describe("test transaction construction", async () => {
         const sender = wallets.alice.address;
         const transaction = new Transaction({
             nonce: 90,
-            value: new BigNumber("1000000000000000000"),
-            sender: wallets.alice.address,
+            value: "123456789000000000000000000000",
+            sender: sender,
             receiver: wallets.bob.address,
             gasPrice: minGasPrice,
             gasLimit: 80000,
@@ -200,4 +200,36 @@ describe("test transaction construction", async () => {
         const restoredTransaction = Transaction.fromPlainObject(plainObject);
         assert.deepEqual(restoredTransaction, transaction);
     });
+
+    it("should handle large values", () => {
+        const tx1 = new Transaction({
+            value: "123456789000000000000000000000",
+            sender: wallets.alice.address,
+            receiver: wallets.bob.address,
+            gasLimit: 50000,
+            chainID: "local-testnet"
+        });
+        assert.equal(tx1.getValue().toString(), "123456789000000000000000000000");
+
+        const tx2 = new Transaction({
+            value: TokenPayment.egldFromBigInteger("123456789000000000000000000000"),
+            sender: wallets.alice.address,
+            receiver: wallets.bob.address,
+            gasLimit: 50000,
+            chainID: "local-testnet"
+        });
+        assert.equal(tx2.getValue().toString(), "123456789000000000000000000000");
+
+        const tx3 = new Transaction({
+            // Passing a BigNumber is not recommended. 
+            // However, ITransactionValue interface is permissive, and developers may mistakenly pass such objects as values.
+            // TokenPayment objects or simple strings (see above) are preferred, instead.
+            value: new BigNumber("123456789000000000000000000000"),
+            sender: wallets.alice.address,
+            receiver: wallets.bob.address,
+            gasLimit: 50000,
+            chainID: "local-testnet"
+        });
+        assert.equal(tx3.getValue().toString(), "123456789000000000000000000000");
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/transaction.ts b/src/transaction.ts
index 9aded117..af639a1e 100644
--- a/src/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/transaction.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class Transaction {
     options?: TransactionOptions;
   }) {
     this.nonce = nonce || 0;
-    this.value = value || 0;
+    this.value = value ? new BigNumber(value.toString()).toFixed(0) : 0;
     this.sender = sender;
     this.receiver = receiver;
     this.gasPrice = gasPrice || TRANSACTION_MIN_GAS_PRICE;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class Transaction {
   static fromPlainObject(plainObjectTransaction: IPlainTransactionObject): Transaction {
     const tx = new Transaction({
       nonce: Number(plainObjectTransaction.nonce),
-      value: new BigNumber(plainObjectTransaction.value),
+      value: new BigNumber(plainObjectTransaction.value).toFixed(0),
       receiver: Address.fromString(plainObjectTransaction.receiver),
       sender: Address.fromString(plainObjectTransaction.sender),
       gasPrice: Number(plainObjectTransaction.gasPrice),