diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79ab05d..005f61e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This file is used to list changes made in each version of the certificate cookbo
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Allow owner and group to be String or Integer
+
 ## 2.0.24 - *2024-05-03*
 
 ## 2.0.23 - *2024-05-03*
diff --git a/resources/manage.rb b/resources/manage.rb
index 2bfdd9c..f55fdeb 100644
--- a/resources/manage.rb
+++ b/resources/manage.rb
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 property :create_subfolders, [true, false], default: true
 
 # The owner and group of the managed certificate and key
-property :owner, String, default: 'root'
-property :group, String, default: 'root'
+property :owner, [String, Integer], default: 'root'
+property :group, [String, Integer], default: 'root'
 
 # Cookbook to search for blank.erb template
 property :cookbook, String, default: 'certificate'