diff --git a/src/Data/QRData.php b/src/Data/QRData.php
index 65e46c5b7..85c327deb 100644
--- a/src/Data/QRData.php
+++ b/src/Data/QRData.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Data;
 use chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions;
 use chillerlan\QRCode\Common\{BitBuffer, EccLevel, Mode, Version};
 use chillerlan\Settings\SettingsContainerInterface;
-use function sprintf;
+use function max, min, sprintf;
 
 /**
  * Processes the binary data and maps it on a QRMatrix which is then being returned
@@ -193,10 +193,14 @@ final class QRData{
 			return new Version($this->options->version);
 		}
 
+		// we don't know whether the min/max versions were set correctly, so we determine here which value is higher
+		$min   = min($this->options->versionMin, $this->options->versionMax);
+		$max   = max($this->options->versionMin, $this->options->versionMax);
+
 		$total = $this->estimateTotalBitLength();
 
 		// guess the version number within the given range
-		for($version = $this->options->versionMin; $version <= $this->options->versionMax; $version++){
+		for($version = $min; $version <= $max; $version++){
 			if($total <= ($this->maxBitsForEcc[$version] - 4)){
 				return new Version($version);
 			}
diff --git a/src/QROptionsTrait.php b/src/QROptionsTrait.php
index 1f085505c..396f9b06e 100644
--- a/src/QROptionsTrait.php
+++ b/src/QROptionsTrait.php
@@ -51,14 +51,22 @@ trait QROptionsTrait{
 	 *
 	 * if `QROptions::$version` is set to `Version::AUTO` (default: 1)
 	 */
-	protected int $versionMin = 1;
+	protected int $versionMin = 1 {
+		set{
+			$this->versionMin = max(1, min(40, $value));
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Maximum QR version
 	 *
 	 * if `QROptions::$version` is set to `Version::AUTO` (default: 40)
 	 */
-	protected int $versionMax = 40;
+	protected int $versionMax = 40 {
+		set{
+			$this->versionMax = max(1, min(40, $value));
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Error correct level
@@ -492,11 +500,6 @@ trait QROptionsTrait{
 	 * @see FPDF::__construct()
 	 */
 	public string $fpdfMeasureUnit = 'pt' {
-		/**
-		 * sets the FPDF measurement unit
-		 *
-		 * @codeCoverageIgnore
-		 */
 		set{
 			$value = strtolower($value);
 
@@ -505,7 +508,6 @@ trait QROptionsTrait{
 			}
 
 			// @todo throw or ignore silently?
-
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -521,34 +523,6 @@ trait QROptionsTrait{
 	 */
 	public string|null $xmlStylesheet = null;
 
-
-	/**
-	 * clamp min/max version number
-	 */
-	protected function setMinMaxVersion(int $versionMin, int $versionMax):void{
-		$min = max(1, min(40, $versionMin));
-		$max = max(1, min(40, $versionMax));
-
-		$this->versionMin = min($min, $max);
-		$this->versionMax = max($min, $max);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * sets the minimum version number
-	 *
-	 * @todo: for some reason this crashes php when trying to access the other property ($this->versionMax) within the hook
-	 */
-	protected function set_versionMin(int $version):void{
-		$this->setMinMaxVersion($version, $this->versionMax);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * sets the maximum version number
-	 */
-	protected function set_versionMax(int $version):void{
-		$this->setMinMaxVersion($this->versionMin, $version);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * clamp the logo space values between 0 and maximum length (177 modules at version 40)
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/QROptionsTest.php b/tests/QROptionsTest.php
index 31bd4dd92..8e8879261 100644
--- a/tests/QROptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/QROptionsTest.php
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@ final class QROptionsTest extends TestCase{
 		$this::assertSame($expected, $o->version);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Tests the $versionMin/$versionMax clamping
-	 */
-	#[Test]
-	#[TestWith([5, 10, 5, 10], 'normal clamp')]
-	#[TestWith([-42, 42, 1, 40], 'exceeding values')]
-	#[TestWith([10, 5, 5, 10], 'min > max' )]
-	#[TestWith([42, -42, 1, 40], 'min > max, exceeding')]
-	public function versionMinMaxClamp(int $versionMin, int $versionMax, int $expectedMin, int $expectedMax):void{
-		$o = new QROptions(['versionMin' => $versionMin, 'versionMax' => $versionMax]);
-
-		$this::assertSame($expectedMin, $o->versionMin);
-		$this::assertSame($expectedMax, $o->versionMax);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Tests setting the ECC level from string or int
 	 *