diff --git a/src/v3/types.ts b/src/v3/types.ts
--- a/src/v3/types.ts
+++ b/src/v3/types.ts
@@ -2264,4 +2264,5 @@
           message: def.exactLength.message,
         });
+        if (tooBig) return INVALID;
         status.dirty();
       }
@@ -2292,5 +2293,5 @@
           message: def.maxLength.message,
         });
-        status.dirty();
+        return INVALID;
       }
     }
@@ -3724,5 +3725,5 @@
           message: def.maxSize.message,
         });
-        status.dirty();
+        return INVALID;
       }
     }
diff --git a/v3/types.js b/v3/types.js
--- a/v3/types.js
+++ b/v3/types.js
@@ -1770,4 +1770,5 @@
                     message: def.exactLength.message,
                 });
+                if (tooBig) return INVALID;
                 status.dirty();
             }
@@ -1796,5 +1797,5 @@
                     message: def.maxLength.message,
                 });
-                status.dirty();
+                return INVALID;
             }
         }
@@ -2815,5 +2816,5 @@
                     message: def.maxSize.message,
                 });
-                status.dirty();
+                return INVALID;
             }
         }
diff --git a/v3/types.cjs b/v3/types.cjs
--- a/v3/types.cjs
+++ b/v3/types.cjs
@@ -1791,4 +1791,5 @@
                     message: def.exactLength.message,
                 });
+                if (tooBig) return parseUtil_js_1.INVALID;
                 status.dirty();
             }
@@ -1817,5 +1818,5 @@
                     message: def.maxLength.message,
                 });
-                status.dirty();
+                return parseUtil_js_1.INVALID;
             }
         }
@@ -2844,5 +2845,5 @@
                     message: def.maxSize.message,
                 });
-                status.dirty();
+                return parseUtil_js_1.INVALID;
             }
         }