diff --git a/sqlcipher/src/androidTest/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher_cts/SupportHelperTest.java b/sqlcipher/src/androidTest/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher_cts/SupportHelperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df136ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlcipher/src/androidTest/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher_cts/SupportHelperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher_cts;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import androidx.annotation.CallSuper;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.sqlite.db.SupportSQLiteDatabase;
+import androidx.sqlite.db.SupportSQLiteOpenHelper;
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SupportHelper;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class SupportHelperTest {
+
+    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "DB-Test.db";
+    private static final int CREATION_INDEX = 0;
+    private static final int UPGRADE_INDEX = 0;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getTargetContext();
+        for (String databaseName : context.databaseList()) {
+            context.deleteDatabase(databaseName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldCreateDatabaseNormallyWithInitialVersion() {
+        FakeCallback callbackWrapper = new FakeCallback(1);
+
+        SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Configuration configuration = createConfiguration(callbackWrapper);
+        SupportHelper helper = new SupportHelper(configuration, null, null, true);
+
+        helper.getWritableDatabase();
+        helper.close();
+
+        assertEquals(1, callbackWrapper.callbackCount[CREATION_INDEX]);
+        assertEquals(1, callbackWrapper.callbackCount[UPGRADE_INDEX]);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldRunUpgradeFromVersion1ToVersion2() {
+        FakeCallback initialCallback = new FakeCallback(1);
+
+        SupportHelper initialHelper = new SupportHelper(createConfiguration(initialCallback), null, null, true);
+
+        initialHelper.getWritableDatabase();
+        initialHelper.close();
+
+        FakeCallback callbackWrapper = new FakeCallback(2);
+
+        // minSupportedVersion = 1
+        SupportHelper helper = new SupportHelper(createConfiguration(callbackWrapper), null, null, true, 1);
+
+        helper.getWritableDatabase();
+        helper.close();
+
+        assertEquals(0, callbackWrapper.callbackCount[CREATION_INDEX]);
+        assertEquals(1, callbackWrapper.callbackCount[UPGRADE_INDEX]);
+    }
+
+    private SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Configuration createConfiguration(SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Callback callback) {
+        Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getTargetContext();
+        return SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Configuration.builder(context)
+                .name(DATABASE_NAME)
+                .callback(callback)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private static class FakeCallback extends SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Callback {
+        public final int[] callbackCount = {0, 0};
+
+        public FakeCallback(int version) {
+            super(version);
+        }
+
+        SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Callback callback = new SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Callback(version) {
+            @Override
+            public void onCreate(@NonNull SupportSQLiteDatabase db) {
+                callbackCount[CREATION_INDEX] += 1;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onUpgrade(@NonNull SupportSQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
+                callbackCount[UPGRADE_INDEX] += 1;
+            }
+        };
+
+        @Override
+        @CallSuper
+        public void onCreate(@NonNull SupportSQLiteDatabase db) {
+            callback.onCreate(db);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @CallSuper
+        public void onUpgrade(@NonNull SupportSQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
+            callback.onUpgrade(db, oldVersion, newVersion);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportHelper.java b/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportHelper.java
index 9d4d7f7..d1156bd 100644
--- a/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportHelper.java
+++ b/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportHelper.java
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ public class SupportHelper implements SupportSQLiteOpenHelper {
 
   public SupportHelper(final Configuration configuration, byte[] password, SQLiteDatabaseHook hook,
                        boolean enableWriteAheadLogging) {
+    this(configuration, password, hook, enableWriteAheadLogging, configuration.callback.version);
+  }
+
+  public SupportHelper(final Configuration configuration, byte[] password, SQLiteDatabaseHook hook,
+                       boolean enableWriteAheadLogging, int minimumSupportedVersion) {
     openHelper = new SQLiteOpenHelper(configuration.context, configuration.name, password,
-        null, configuration.callback.version, configuration.callback.version,
-        null, hook, enableWriteAheadLogging) {
+        null, configuration.callback.version, minimumSupportedVersion, null, hook, enableWriteAheadLogging) {
       @Override
       public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
         configuration.callback.onCreate(db);
diff --git a/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportOpenHelperFactory.java b/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportOpenHelperFactory.java
index b12bd93..94e143e 100644
--- a/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportOpenHelperFactory.java
+++ b/sqlcipher/src/main/java/net/zetetic/database/sqlcipher/SupportOpenHelperFactory.java
@@ -5,23 +5,38 @@
 
 public class SupportOpenHelperFactory implements SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Factory {
 
+  private static final int UNCHANGED = -1;
+
   private final byte[] password;
   private final SQLiteDatabaseHook hook;
   private final boolean enableWriteAheadLogging;
 
+  private final int minimumSupportedVersion;
+
   public SupportOpenHelperFactory(byte[] password){
     this(password, null, false);
   }
 
   public SupportOpenHelperFactory(byte[] password, SQLiteDatabaseHook hook, boolean enableWriteAheadLogging) {
+    this(password, hook, enableWriteAheadLogging, UNCHANGED);
+  }
+
+  public SupportOpenHelperFactory(byte[] password, SQLiteDatabaseHook hook,
+                                  boolean enableWriteAheadLogging, int minimumSupportedVersion) {
     this.password = password;
     this.hook = hook;
     this.enableWriteAheadLogging = enableWriteAheadLogging;
+    this.minimumSupportedVersion = minimumSupportedVersion;
   }
 
   @NonNull
   @Override
   public SupportSQLiteOpenHelper create(@NonNull SupportSQLiteOpenHelper.Configuration configuration) {
-    return new SupportHelper(configuration, this.password, this.hook, enableWriteAheadLogging);
+    if (minimumSupportedVersion == UNCHANGED) {
+      return new SupportHelper(configuration, this.password, this.hook, enableWriteAheadLogging);
+    } else {
+      return new SupportHelper(configuration, this.password, this.hook,
+              enableWriteAheadLogging, minimumSupportedVersion);
+    }
   }
 }