diff --git a/bits/40_harb.js b/bits/40_harb.js
index ef00fb4..10369a7 100644
--- a/bits/40_harb.js
+++ b/bits/40_harb.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var dbf_reverse_map = evert({
 	/*::[*/0xCA/*::]*/:  1254,           /*::[*/0xCB/*::]*/:  1253,
 	/*::[*/0x00/*::]*/: 20127
 });
+var DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = [0x02, 0x03, 0x30, 0x31, 0x83, 0x8B, 0x8C, 0xF5];
 /* TODO: find an actual specification */
 function dbf_to_aoa(buf, opts)/*:AOA*/ {
 	var out/*:AOA*/ = [];
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ function sheet_to_dbf(ws/*:Worksheet*/, opts/*:WriteOpts*/) {
 	return ba.end();
 }
 	return {
+		versions: DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
 		to_workbook: dbf_to_workbook,
 		to_sheet: dbf_to_sheet,
 		from_sheet: sheet_to_dbf
@@ -820,7 +822,7 @@ var PRN = (function() {
 			}
 			// If line ends in \r OR \n
 			else if(str.charCodeAt(5) == 13 || str.charCodeAt(5) == 10 ) {
-				// 
+				//
 				sep = str.charAt(4); str = str.slice(6);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/bits/87_read.js b/bits/87_read.js
index 0e168e4..db0d3a9 100644
--- a/bits/87_read.js
+++ b/bits/87_read.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function readSync(data/*:RawData*/, opts/*:?ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		case 0x7B: if(n[1] === 0x5C && n[2] === 0x72 && n[3] === 0x74) return RTF.to_workbook(d, o); break;
 		case 0x0A: case 0x0D: case 0x20: return read_plaintext_raw(d, o);
 	}
-	if(n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
+	if(DBF.versions.indexOf(n[0]) > -1 && n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
 	return read_prn(data, d, o, str);
 }
 
diff --git a/xlsx.flow.js b/xlsx.flow.js
index c504734..675a6c7 100644
--- a/xlsx.flow.js
+++ b/xlsx.flow.js
@@ -6914,6 +6914,7 @@ var dbf_reverse_map = evert({
 	/*::[*/0xCA/*::]*/:  1254,           /*::[*/0xCB/*::]*/:  1253,
 	/*::[*/0x00/*::]*/: 20127
 });
+var DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = [0x02, 0x03, 0x30, 0x31, 0x83, 0x8B, 0x8C, 0xF5];
 /* TODO: find an actual specification */
 function dbf_to_aoa(buf, opts)/*:AOA*/ {
 	var out/*:AOA*/ = [];
@@ -7167,6 +7168,7 @@ function sheet_to_dbf(ws/*:Worksheet*/, opts/*:WriteOpts*/) {
 	return ba.end();
 }
 	return {
+		versions: DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
 		to_workbook: dbf_to_workbook,
 		to_sheet: dbf_to_sheet,
 		from_sheet: sheet_to_dbf
@@ -7679,7 +7681,7 @@ var PRN = (function() {
 			}
 			// If line ends in \r OR \n
 			else if(str.charCodeAt(5) == 13 || str.charCodeAt(5) == 10 ) {
-				// 
+				//
 				sep = str.charAt(4); str = str.slice(6);
 			}
 		}
@@ -20950,7 +20952,7 @@ function readSync(data/*:RawData*/, opts/*:?ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		case 0x7B: if(n[1] === 0x5C && n[2] === 0x72 && n[3] === 0x74) return RTF.to_workbook(d, o); break;
 		case 0x0A: case 0x0D: case 0x20: return read_plaintext_raw(d, o);
 	}
-	if(n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
+	if(DBF.versions.indexOf(n[0]) > -1 && n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
 	return read_prn(data, d, o, str);
 }
 
diff --git a/xlsx.js b/xlsx.js
index b491dd3..8023478 100644
--- a/xlsx.js
+++ b/xlsx.js
@@ -6817,6 +6817,7 @@ var dbf_reverse_map = evert({
 0xCA:  1254,           0xCB:  1253,
 0x00: 20127
 });
+var DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = [0x02, 0x03, 0x30, 0x31, 0x83, 0x8B, 0x8C, 0xF5];
 /* TODO: find an actual specification */
 function dbf_to_aoa(buf, opts) {
 	var out = [];
@@ -7069,6 +7070,7 @@ function sheet_to_dbf(ws, opts) {
 	return ba.end();
 }
 	return {
+		versions: DBF_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
 		to_workbook: dbf_to_workbook,
 		to_sheet: dbf_to_sheet,
 		from_sheet: sheet_to_dbf
@@ -7581,7 +7583,7 @@ var PRN = (function() {
 			}
 			// If line ends in \r OR \n
 			else if(str.charCodeAt(5) == 13 || str.charCodeAt(5) == 10 ) {
-				// 
+				//
 				sep = str.charAt(4); str = str.slice(6);
 			}
 		}
@@ -20826,7 +20828,7 @@ function readSync(data, opts) {
 		case 0x7B: if(n[1] === 0x5C && n[2] === 0x72 && n[3] === 0x74) return RTF.to_workbook(d, o); break;
 		case 0x0A: case 0x0D: case 0x20: return read_plaintext_raw(d, o);
 	}
-	if(n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
+	if(DBF.versions.indexOf(n[0]) > -1 && n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
 	return read_prn(data, d, o, str);
 }
 
diff --git a/xlsx.mini.flow.js b/xlsx.mini.flow.js
index 6cb178b..057c253 100644
--- a/xlsx.mini.flow.js
+++ b/xlsx.mini.flow.js
@@ -8135,7 +8135,7 @@ function readSync(data/*:RawData*/, opts/*:?ParseOpts*/)/*:Workbook*/ {
 		case 0x7B: if(n[1] === 0x5C && n[2] === 0x72 && n[3] === 0x74) return RTF.to_workbook(d, o); break;
 		case 0x0A: case 0x0D: case 0x20: return read_plaintext_raw(d, o);
 	}
-	if(n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
+	if(DBF.versions.indexOf(n[0]) > -1 && n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
 	return read_prn(data, d, o, str);
 }
 
diff --git a/xlsx.mini.js b/xlsx.mini.js
index 703a91d..a1e22d2 100644
--- a/xlsx.mini.js
+++ b/xlsx.mini.js
@@ -8038,7 +8038,7 @@ function readSync(data, opts) {
 		case 0x7B: if(n[1] === 0x5C && n[2] === 0x72 && n[3] === 0x74) return RTF.to_workbook(d, o); break;
 		case 0x0A: case 0x0D: case 0x20: return read_plaintext_raw(d, o);
 	}
-	if(n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
+	if(DBF.versions.indexOf(n[0]) > -1 && n[2] <= 12 && n[3] <= 31) return DBF.to_workbook(d, o);
 	return read_prn(data, d, o, str);
 }