diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index ddab9928..a8b9dc3f 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ impl TryFrom<DateTime> for OffsetDateTime {
     }
 }
 
+pub const MIN_VERSION: u8 = 10;
 pub const DEFAULT_VERSION: u8 = 45;
 
 /// Structure representing a ZIP file.
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ impl ZipFileData {
     /// PKZIP version needed to open this file (from APPNOTE 4.4.3.2).
     pub fn version_needed(&self) -> u16 {
         let compression_version: u16 = match self.compression_method {
-            CompressionMethod::Stored => 10,
+            CompressionMethod::Stored => MIN_VERSION.into(),
             #[cfg(feature = "_deflate-any")]
             CompressionMethod::Deflated => 20,
             #[cfg(feature = "bzip2")]
diff --git a/src/write.rs b/src/write.rs
index 7f033794..84ccafb3 100644
--- a/src/write.rs
+++ b/src/write.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use crate::result::{ZipError, ZipResult};
 use crate::spec::{self, Block};
 #[cfg(feature = "aes-crypto")]
 use crate::types::AesMode;
-use crate::types::{
-    ffi, AesVendorVersion, DateTime, ZipFileData, ZipLocalEntryBlock, ZipRawValues, DEFAULT_VERSION,
-};
+use crate::types::{ffi, AesVendorVersion, DateTime, ZipFileData, ZipLocalEntryBlock, ZipRawValues, DEFAULT_VERSION, MIN_VERSION};
 use crate::write::ffi::S_IFLNK;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "_deflate-any", feature = "bzip2", feature = "zstd",))]
 use core::num::NonZeroU64;
@@ -1357,7 +1355,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> ZipWriter<W> {
     fn write_central_and_footer(&mut self) -> Result<u64, ZipError> {
         let writer = self.inner.get_plain();
 
-        let mut version_needed = 10; // Lowest value; even an empty ZIP file needs 1.0
+        let mut version_needed = MIN_VERSION as u16;
         let central_start = writer.stream_position()?;
         for file in self.files.values() {
             write_central_directory_header(writer, file)?;