diff --git a/source/Network/Xmpp/Stream.hs b/source/Network/Xmpp/Stream.hs
index 532699f..f23023f 100644
--- a/source/Network/Xmpp/Stream.hs
+++ b/source/Network/Xmpp/Stream.hs
@@ -134,10 +134,13 @@ startStream = runErrorT $ do
     response <- ErrorT $ runEventsSink $ streamS expectedTo
     case response of
       Right (ver, from, to, sid, lt, features)
-        | (Text.unpack ver) /= "1.0" ->
+        | versionFromText ver == Nothing -> closeStreamWithError
+                                            StreamUnsupportedVersion Nothing
+                                            "Unspecified version"
+        | let v = versionFromText ver
+          in isJust v && majorVersion (fromJust v) >= 2 ->
             closeStreamWithError StreamUnsupportedVersion Nothing
-                "Unknown version"
-
+              "Non-1.x version"
     -- HACK: We ignore MUST-strength requirement (section 4.7.4. of RFC
     -- 6120) for the sake of compatibility with jabber.org
         --  | lt == Nothing ->
diff --git a/source/Network/Xmpp/Types.hs b/source/Network/Xmpp/Types.hs
index 2714b18..31d8174 100644
--- a/source/Network/Xmpp/Types.hs
+++ b/source/Network/Xmpp/Types.hs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module Network.Xmpp.Types
     , parseJid
     , TlsBehaviour(..)
     , AuthFailure(..)
+    , versionFromText
     ) where
 
 import           Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<|>), many)