diff --git a/src/gleam/httpc.gleam b/src/gleam/httpc.gleam
index cfaeb69..0e35a2f 100644
--- a/src/gleam/httpc.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/httpc.gleam
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ pub type ConnectError {
   TlsAlert(code: String, detail: String)
 }
 
+/// Use with `tls_versions` to restrict which TLS versions the client will use.
+/// This can be needed when interfacing with old or buggy TLS implementations.
+pub type TlsVersion {
+  Tls12
+  Tls13
+}
+
 @external(erlang, "gleam_httpc_ffi", "default_user_agent")
 fn default_user_agent() -> #(Charlist, Charlist)
 
@@ -53,12 +60,21 @@ type Inet6fb4 {
 
 type ErlSslOption {
   Verify(ErlVerifyOption)
+  Versions(List(ErlTlsVersion))
 }
 
 type ErlVerifyOption {
   VerifyNone
 }
 
+type ErlTlsVersion
+
+@external(erlang, "gleam_httpc_ffi", "tlsv12")
+fn erl_tlsv12() -> ErlTlsVersion
+
+@external(erlang, "gleam_httpc_ffi", "tlsv13")
+fn erl_tlsv13() -> ErlTlsVersion
+
 @external(erlang, "httpc", "request")
 fn erl_request(
   a: Method,
@@ -86,6 +102,13 @@ fn string_header(header: #(Charlist, Charlist)) -> #(String, String) {
   #(charlist.to_string(k), charlist.to_string(v))
 }
 
+fn tls_version(version: TlsVersion) -> ErlTlsVersion {
+  case version {
+    Tls12 -> erl_tlsv12()
+    Tls13 -> erl_tlsv13()
+  }
+}
+
 // TODO: refine error type
 /// Send a HTTP request of binary data using the default configuration.
 ///
@@ -115,10 +138,21 @@ pub fn dispatch_bits(
     Autoredirect(config.follow_redirects),
     Timeout(config.timeout),
   ]
-  let erl_http_options = case config.verify_tls {
-    True -> erl_http_options
-    False -> [Ssl([Verify(VerifyNone)]), ..erl_http_options]
+
+  // Build SSL options based on verify_tls and tls_versions settings
+  let ssl_opts = case config.verify_tls {
+    True -> []
+    False -> [Verify(VerifyNone)]
+  }
+  let ssl_opts = case config.tls_versions {
+    [] -> ssl_opts
+    versions -> [Versions(list.map(versions, tls_version)), ..ssl_opts]
   }
+  let erl_http_options = case ssl_opts {
+    [] -> erl_http_options
+    _ -> [Ssl(ssl_opts), ..erl_http_options]
+  }
+
   let erl_options = [BodyFormat(Binary), SocketOpts([Ipfamily(Inet6fb4)])]
 
   use response <- result.try(
@@ -166,6 +200,9 @@ pub opaque type Configuration {
     /// Timeout for the request in milliseconds.
     ///
     timeout: Int,
+    /// Which TLS versions to allow. If empty, uses system defaults.
+    ///
+    tls_versions: List(TlsVersion),
   )
 }
 
@@ -177,9 +214,15 @@ pub opaque type Configuration {
 /// - Redirects are not followed.
 /// - The timeout for the response to be received is 30 seconds from when the
 ///   request is sent.
+/// - All TLS versions supported by the system are allowed.
 ///
 pub fn configure() -> Configuration {
-  Builder(verify_tls: True, follow_redirects: False, timeout: 30_000)
+  Builder(
+    verify_tls: True,
+    follow_redirects: False,
+    timeout: 30_000,
+    tls_versions: [],
+  )
 }
 
 /// Set whether to verify the TLS certificate of the server.
@@ -209,6 +252,15 @@ pub fn timeout(config: Configuration, timeout: Int) -> Configuration {
   Builder(..config, timeout:)
 }
 
+/// Set which TLS versions to allow for HTTPS connections.
+///
+pub fn tls_versions(
+  config: Configuration,
+  versions: List(TlsVersion),
+) -> Configuration {
+  Builder(..config, tls_versions: versions)
+}
+
 /// Send a HTTP request of unicode data.
 ///
 pub fn dispatch(
diff --git a/src/gleam_httpc_ffi.erl b/src/gleam_httpc_ffi.erl
index 561cdf0..910264c 100644
--- a/src/gleam_httpc_ffi.erl
+++ b/src/gleam_httpc_ffi.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 -module(gleam_httpc_ffi).
--export([default_user_agent/0, normalise_error/1]).
+-export([default_user_agent/0, normalise_error/1, tlsv12/0, tlsv13/0]).
+
+%% TLS version atoms for SSL options
+tlsv12() -> 'tlsv1.2'.
+tlsv13() -> 'tlsv1.3'.
 
 normalise_error(Error = {failed_connect, Opts}) ->
     Ipv6 = case lists:keyfind(inet6, 1, Opts) of
diff --git a/test/gleam_httpc_test.gleam b/test/gleam_httpc_test.gleam
index a34ece0..2f17bc0 100644
--- a/test/gleam_httpc_test.gleam
+++ b/test/gleam_httpc_test.gleam
@@ -161,3 +161,30 @@ pub fn timeout_error_test() {
     |> httpc.dispatch(req)
     == Error(httpc.ResponseTimeout)
 }
+
+pub fn tls_versions_tls12_enforced_test() {
+  // Verify TLS 1.2 is actually used when configured
+  // check.ja3.zone returns JSON with "protocol" field showing TLS version
+  let assert Ok(req) = request.to("https://check.ja3.zone/")
+
+  let assert Ok(resp) =
+    httpc.configure()
+    |> httpc.verify_tls(False)
+    |> httpc.tls_versions([httpc.Tls12])
+    |> httpc.dispatch(req)
+
+  assert string.contains(resp.body, "\"protocol\":\"TLSv1.2\"")
+}
+
+pub fn tls_versions_tls13_enforced_test() {
+  // Verify TLS 1.3 is actually used when configured
+  let assert Ok(req) = request.to("https://check.ja3.zone/")
+
+  let assert Ok(resp) =
+    httpc.configure()
+    |> httpc.verify_tls(False)
+    |> httpc.tls_versions([httpc.Tls13])
+    |> httpc.dispatch(req)
+
+  assert string.contains(resp.body, "\"protocol\":\"TLSv1.3\"")
+}