diff --git a/dkim/tests/data/badversion.txt b/dkim/tests/data/badversion.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849368e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dkim/tests/data/badversion.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v=DKIM1: g=*; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDkHlOQoBTzWRiGs5V6NpP3idY6Wk08a5qhdR6wy5bdOKb2jLQiY/J16JYi0Qvx/byYzCNb3W91y3FutACDfzwQ/BC/e/8uBsCR+yz1Lxj+PL6lHvqMKrM3rG4hstT5QjvHO9PzoxZyVYLzBfO2EeC3Ip3G+2kryOTIKT+l/K4w3QIDAQAB
diff --git a/dkim/tests/test_dkim.py b/dkim/tests/test_dkim.py
index 1c567b0..12baf5f 100644
--- a/dkim/tests/test_dkim.py
+++ b/dkim/tests/test_dkim.py
@@ -93,6 +93,30 @@ p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1Kd87/UeJjenpabgbFwh\
 s8g3FgD2Ap3ZB5DekAo5wMmk4wimDO+U8QzI3SD07y2+07wlNWwIt8svnxgdxGkVbb\
 hzY8i+RQ9DpSVpPbF7ykQxtKXkv/ahW3KjViiAH+ghvvIhkx4xYSIc9oSwVmAl5Oct\
 MEeWUwg8Istjqz8BZeTWbf41fbNhte7Y+YqZOwq1Sd0DbvYAD9NOZK9vlfuac0598H\
+Y+vtSBczUiKERHv1yRbcaQtZFh5wtiRrN04BLUTD21MycBX5jYchHjPY/wIDAQAB"""
+        }
+        try:
+            domain = domain.decode('ascii')
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            return None
+        self.assertTrue(domain in _dns_responses,domain)
+        return _dns_responses[domain]
+
+    def dnsfunc3(self, domain):
+        sample_dns = """\
+k=rsa; \
+p=MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBANmBe10IgY+u7h3enWTukkqtUD5PR52T\
+b/mPfjC0QJTocVBq6Za/PlzfV+Py92VaCak19F4WrbVTK5Gg5tW220MCAwEAAQ=="""
+
+        _dns_responses = {
+          'example._domainkey.canonical.com.': sample_dns,
+          'test._domainkey.example.com.': read_test_data("badversion.txt"),
+          '20120113._domainkey.gmail.com.': """\
+p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1Kd87/UeJjenpabgbFwh\
++eBCsSTrqmwIYYvywlbhbqoo2DymndFkbjOVIPIldNs/m40KF+yzMn1skyoxcTUGCQ\
+s8g3FgD2Ap3ZB5DekAo5wMmk4wimDO+U8QzI3SD07y2+07wlNWwIt8svnxgdxGkVbb\
+hzY8i+RQ9DpSVpPbF7ykQxtKXkv/ahW3KjViiAH+ghvvIhkx4xYSIc9oSwVmAl5Oct\
+MEeWUwg8Istjqz8BZeTWbf41fbNhte7Y+YqZOwq1Sd0DbvYAD9NOZK9vlfuac0598H\
 Y+vtSBczUiKERHv1yRbcaQtZFh5wtiRrN04BLUTD21MycBX5jYchHjPY/wIDAQAB"""
         }
         try:
@@ -122,6 +146,16 @@ Y+vtSBczUiKERHv1yRbcaQtZFh5wtiRrN04BLUTD21MycBX5jYchHjPY/wIDAQAB"""
                 res = dkim.verify(sig + self.message, dnsfunc=self.dnsfunc2)
                 self.assertTrue(res)
 
+    def test_bad_version(self):
+        # A error is detected if a bad version is used.
+        for header_algo in (b"simple", b"relaxed"):
+            for body_algo in (b"simple", b"relaxed"):
+                sig = dkim.sign(
+                    self.message, b"test", b"example.com", self.key,
+                    canonicalize=(header_algo, body_algo))
+                res = dkim.verify(sig + self.message, dnsfunc=self.dnsfunc3)
+                self.assertFalse(res)
+
     def test_simple_signature(self):
         # A message verifies after being signed with SHOULD headers
         for header_algo in (b"simple", b"relaxed"):