diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf20797..8b88833 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [project]
 name = "uuid7-standard"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 description = "UUIDv7 with the final standard. Not to be confused with the uuid7 package on pypi, based on a draft version that was very different."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = []
 authors = [
     {name = "Leo Vasanko"},
diff --git a/uuid7.py b/uuid7.py
index 149682d..531b599 100644
--- a/uuid7.py
+++ b/uuid7.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timezone as _tz
 from secrets import token_bytes as _token_bytes
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def time(u: UUID | str) -> datetime:
     """
     if not isinstance(u, UUID):
         u = UUID(u)
-    if u.version != 7:
+    if u.version != 7 or u.variant != "specified in RFC 4122":
         raise ValueError("Not a UUIDv7")
     ts = int.from_bytes(u.bytes[:6], "big")
     return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts / 1000, tz=_tz.utc)