diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 4cc5ff3..206eb13 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -91,4 +91,11 @@ RSpec.configure do |c|
     reset_validation_setup_for(Person)
     reset_validation_setup_for(PersonWithShim)
   end
+
+  RSpec.configure do |c|
+    c.filter_run_excluding :active_record => lambda {|version|
+      !(::ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING.to_s =~ /^#{version.to_s}/)
+    }
+  end
+  
 end
diff --git a/spec/validates_timeliness/orm/active_record_spec.rb b/spec/validates_timeliness/orm/active_record_spec.rb
index 37ec2a3..8b72cc5 100644
--- a/spec/validates_timeliness/orm/active_record_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validates_timeliness/orm/active_record_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness, 'ActiveRecord' do
         r.birth_date = '2010-01-01'
       end
 
-      context "for a date column" do
+      context "for a date column", :active_record => '3.0' do
         it 'should store a date value after parsing string' do
           r = EmployeeWithParser.new
           r.birth_date = '2010-01-01'