diff --git a/tests/test_epub_export.py b/tests/test_epub_export.py
index b5876e4..255f45d 100644
--- a/tests/test_epub_export.py
+++ b/tests/test_epub_export.py
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ class TimingRecordTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(mag.read_audio_timings(mp3))
         (d / "x.timings.json").write_text("not json")
         self.assertIsNone(mag.read_audio_timings(mp3))
-        (d / "x.timings.json").write_text(json.dumps({"version": 2, "segments": []}))
+        (d / "x.timings.json").write_text(json.dumps({"version": 3, "segments": []}))
         self.assertIsNone(mag.read_audio_timings(mp3))
+        (d / "x.timings.json").write_text(json.dumps({"version": 2, "segments": []}))      # v2 adds `words`
+        self.assertIsNotNone(mag.read_audio_timings(mp3))
 
 
 class Mp3DurationTests(unittest.TestCase):