diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16da1a0..536ac9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 Nothing unreleased.
 
+## [4.1.1] - 2021-11-06
+
+Compare internal fields as unsigned integers.
+
 ## [4.1.1] - 2021-10-03
 
 Regular maintenance.
@@ -274,7 +278,8 @@ Project created as an alternative Java implementation of [ULID spec](https://git
 -   Added `LICENSE`
 -   Added test cases
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-4.1.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-4.1.2...HEAD
+[4.1.2]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-4.1.1...ulid-creator-4.1.2
 [4.1.1]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-4.1.0...ulid-creator-4.1.1
 [4.1.0]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-4.0.0...ulid-creator-4.1.0
 [4.0.0]: https://github.com/f4b6a3/ulid-creator/compare/ulid-creator-3.2.0...ulid-creator-4.0.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce374b7..1852b42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Add these lines to your `pom.xml`.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.github.f4b6a3</groupId>
   <artifactId>ulid-creator</artifactId>
-  <version>4.1.1</version>
+  <version>4.1.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 See more options in [maven.org](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.github.f4b6a3/ulid-creator).
diff --git a/benchmark/run.bat b/benchmark/run.bat
index beb63a8..939d30b 100644
--- a/benchmark/run.bat
+++ b/benchmark/run.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ REM go to the parent folder
 CD .\..
 
 REM compile the parent project
-CALL mvn clean install
+CALL mvn clean install -DskipTests
 
 REM create a copy with the expected name
 XCOPY /Y target\ulid-creator-*-SNAPSHOT.jar target\ulid-creator-0.0.1-BENCHMARK.jar*
diff --git a/benchmark/run.sh b/benchmark/run.sh
index 0914f40..2d6cac9 100755
--- a/benchmark/run.sh
+++ b/benchmark/run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.."
 
 # compile the parent project
-mvn clean install
+mvn clean install -DskipTests
 
 # create a copy with the expected name
 cp "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-*-SNAPSHOT.jar "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-0.0.1-BENCHMARK.jar
diff --git a/benchmark/src/main/java/benchmark/Throughput.java b/benchmark/src/main/java/benchmark/Throughput.java
index 5c782f7..01ba668 100644
--- a/benchmark/src/main/java/benchmark/Throughput.java
+++ b/benchmark/src/main/java/benchmark/Throughput.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import com.github.f4b6a3.ulid.UlidCreator;
 
 @Fork(1)
 @Threads(1)
-@State(Scope.Thread)
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
 @Warmup(iterations = 3)
 @Measurement(iterations = 5)
 @BenchmarkMode(Mode.Throughput)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/Ulid.java b/src/main/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/Ulid.java
index 8f702a2..0effa1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/Ulid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/Ulid.java
@@ -648,14 +648,21 @@ public final class Ulid implements Serializable, Comparable<Ulid> {
 
 	@Override
 	public int compareTo(Ulid other) {
-		if (this.msb < other.msb)
-			return -1;
-		if (this.msb > other.msb)
-			return 1;
-		if (this.lsb < other.lsb)
-			return -1;
-		if (this.lsb > other.lsb)
-			return 1;
+
+		final long mask = 0xffffffffL;
+
+		final long[] a = { this.msb >>> 32, this.msb & mask, this.lsb >>> 32, this.lsb & mask };
+		final long[] b = { other.msb >>> 32, other.msb & mask, other.lsb >>> 32, other.lsb & mask };
+
+		// compare as fields unsigned integers
+		for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+			if (a[i] > b[i]) {
+				return 1;
+			} else if (a[i] < b[i]) {
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/UlidTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/UlidTest.java
index c5ef8b9..297fa14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/UlidTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/f4b6a3/ulid/UlidTest.java
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package com.github.f4b6a3.ulid;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -335,6 +338,61 @@ public class UlidTest {
 		assertEquals((loopMax / 2) - 1, ulid.getLeastSignificantBits());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testEquals() {
+
+		Random random = new Random();
+		byte[] bytes = new byte[Ulid.ULID_BYTES];
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < DEFAULT_LOOP_MAX; i++) {
+
+			random.nextBytes(bytes);
+			Ulid ulid1 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			Ulid ulid2 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			assertEquals(ulid1, ulid2);
+			assertEquals(ulid1.toString(), ulid2.toString());
+			assertEquals(Arrays.toString(ulid1.toBytes()), Arrays.toString(ulid2.toBytes()));
+
+			// change all bytes
+			for (int j = 0; j < bytes.length; j++) {
+				bytes[j]++;
+			}
+			Ulid ulid3 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			assertNotEquals(ulid1, ulid3);
+			assertNotEquals(ulid1.toString(), ulid3.toString());
+			assertNotEquals(Arrays.toString(ulid1.toBytes()), Arrays.toString(ulid3.toBytes()));
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testCompareTo() {
+
+		Random random = new Random();
+		byte[] bytes = new byte[Ulid.ULID_BYTES];
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < DEFAULT_LOOP_MAX; i++) {
+			random.nextBytes(bytes);
+			Ulid ulid1 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			BigInteger number1 = new BigInteger(1, bytes);
+
+			random.nextBytes(bytes);
+			Ulid ulid2 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			Ulid ulid3 = Ulid.from(bytes);
+			BigInteger number2 = new BigInteger(1, bytes);
+			BigInteger number3 = new BigInteger(1, bytes);
+
+			// compare numerically
+			assertEquals(number1.compareTo(number2) > 0, ulid1.compareTo(ulid2) > 0);
+			assertEquals(number1.compareTo(number2) < 0, ulid1.compareTo(ulid2) < 0);
+			assertEquals(number2.compareTo(number3) == 0, ulid2.compareTo(ulid3) == 0);
+
+			// compare lexicographically
+			assertEquals(number1.compareTo(number2) > 0, ulid1.toString().compareTo(ulid2.toString()) > 0);
+			assertEquals(number1.compareTo(number2) < 0, ulid1.toString().compareTo(ulid2.toString()) < 0);
+			assertEquals(number2.compareTo(number3) == 0, ulid2.toString().compareTo(ulid3.toString()) == 0);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testIsValidString() {