diff --git a/issue_test.go b/issue_test.go
index a050015..b493ee9 100644
--- a/issue_test.go
+++ b/issue_test.go
@@ -1739,8 +1739,8 @@ func TestIssueService_Get_Fields_AffectsVersions(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:        "2.1.0-rc3",
 			Self:        "http://www.example.com/jira/rest/api/2/version/10705",
 			ReleaseDate: "2018-09-30",
-			Released:    false,
-			Archived:    false,
+			Released:    Bool(false),
+			Archived:    Bool(false),
 			Description: "test description",
 		},
 	}) {
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b99fc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package jira
+
+// Bool is a helper routine that allocates a new bool value
+// to store v and returns a pointer to it.
+func Bool(v bool) *bool {
+	p := new(bool)
+	*p = v
+	return p
+}
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 757c25b..6ab9fa7 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ type Version struct {
 	ID              string `json:"id,omitempty" structs:"id,omitempty"`
 	Name            string `json:"name,omitempty" structs:"name,omitempty"`
 	Description     string `json:"description,omitempty" structs:"description,omitempty"`
-	Archived        bool   `json:"archived,omitempty" structs:"archived,omitempty"`
-	Released        bool   `json:"released,omitempty" structs:"released,omitempty"`
+	Archived        *bool  `json:"archived,omitempty" structs:"archived,omitempty"`
+	Released        *bool  `json:"released,omitempty" structs:"released,omitempty"`
 	ReleaseDate     string `json:"releaseDate,omitempty" structs:"releaseDate,omitempty"`
 	UserReleaseDate string `json:"userReleaseDate,omitempty" structs:"userReleaseDate,omitempty"`
 	ProjectID       int    `json:"projectId,omitempty" structs:"projectId,omitempty"` // Unlike other IDs, this is returned as a number
diff --git a/version_test.go b/version_test.go
index c77097d..e00d69e 100644
--- a/version_test.go
+++ b/version_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ func TestVersionService_Create(t *testing.T) {
 		Name:            "New Version 1",
 		Description:     "An excellent version",
 		ProjectID:       10000,
-		Released:        true,
+		Released:        Bool(true),
+		Archived:        Bool(false),
 		ReleaseDate:     "2010-07-06",
 		UserReleaseDate: "6/Jul/2010",
 		StartDate:       "2018-07-01",