diff --git a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/Worksheet.ts b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/Worksheet.ts
index eb588f5..323ef98 100644
--- a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/Worksheet.ts
+++ b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/Worksheet.ts
@@ -355,8 +355,7 @@ export class Worksheet {
             cell = cellCache.formula.cloneNode(true);
             cell.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue = cellValue as string;
             break;
-          case 'text':
-          /*falls through*/
+          /*falls through, text type */
           default: {
             let id: number | undefined;
             if (typeof this.sharedStrings?.strings[cellValue as string] !== 'undefined') {
@@ -697,7 +696,6 @@ export class Worksheet {
           case 'number':
             cellXml = `<c${rAttr}><v>${cellValue}</v></c>`;
             break;
-          case 'text':
           default: {
             let id: number | undefined;
             if (typeof this.sharedStrings?.strings[cellValue as string] !== 'undefined') {
diff --git a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/__tests__/Worksheet.spec.ts b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/__tests__/Worksheet.spec.ts
index be02b99..2a3ff4b 100644
--- a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/__tests__/Worksheet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/Excel/__tests__/Worksheet.spec.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,18 @@ describe('Excel/Worksheet', () => {
       expect(xml).toContain('<row');
     });
 
+    test('serializeRows with sharedStrings with value and metadata', () => {
+      const ws = new Worksheet({ name: 'Test' });
+      ws.sharedStrings = { strings: {}, addString: () => 0 } as any;
+      const xml = ws.serializeRows([
+        [
+          { value: 'A', metadata: { type: 'string' } },
+          { value: 1, metadata: { type: 'number' } },
+        ],
+      ]);
+      expect(xml).toContain('<row');
+    });
+
     it('should use sharedStrings.strings if defined, else call addString', () => {
       const ws = new Worksheet({ name: 'Test' });
       const addStringSpy = vi.fn(() => 42);
diff --git a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/__tests__/excel-builder.spec.ts b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/__tests__/excel-builder.spec.ts
index 63092e5..b2ddd13 100644
--- a/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/__tests__/excel-builder.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/excel-builder-vanilla/src/__tests__/excel-builder.spec.ts
@@ -807,7 +807,11 @@ describe('Excel-Builder-Vanilla', () => {
     const albumTable = new Table();
     const originalData = [
       ['Artist', 'Album', 'Price'],
-      ['Buckethead', 'Albino Slug', 8.99],
+      [
+        { value: 'Buckethead', metadata: { type: 'string' } },
+        { value: 'Albino Slug', metadata: { type: 'string' } },
+        { value: 8.99, metadata: { type: 'number' } },
+      ],
       ['Buckethead', 'Electric Tears', 13.99],
       ['Buckethead', 'Colma', 11.34],
       ['Crystal Method', 'Vegas', 10.54],
@@ -892,7 +896,11 @@ describe('Excel-Builder-Vanilla', () => {
       columns: [],
       data: [
         ['Artist', 'Album', 'Price'],
-        ['Buckethead', 'Albino Slug', 8.99],
+        [
+          { value: 'Buckethead', metadata: { type: 'string' } },
+          { value: 'Albino Slug', metadata: { type: 'string' } },
+          { value: 8.99, metadata: { type: 'number' } },
+        ],
         ['Buckethead', 'Electric Tears', 13.99],
         ['Buckethead', 'Colma', 11.34],
         ['Crystal Method', 'Vegas', 10.54],