diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec723630..b9079b69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ For timestamp UUIDs, namespace UUIDs, and other options read on ...
 | [`uuid.v6()`](#uuidv6options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 6 (timestamp, reordered) UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
 | [`uuid.v6ToV1()`](#uuidv6tov1uuid) | Create a version 1 UUID from a version 6 UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
 | [`uuid.v7()`](#uuidv7options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 7 (Unix Epoch time-based) UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
+| ~~[`uuid.v8()`](#uuidv8)~~ | "Intentionally left blank" |  |
 | [`uuid.validate()`](#uuidvalidatestr) | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` |
 | [`uuid.version()`](#uuidversionstr) | Detect RFC version of a UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` |
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ import { parse as uuidParse } from 'uuid';
 const bytes = uuidParse('6ec0bd7f-11c0-43da-975e-2a8ad9ebae0b');
 
 // Convert to hex strings to show byte order (for documentation purposes)
-[...bytes].map((v) => v.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')); // ⇨ 
+[...bytes].map((v) => v.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')); // ⇨
   // [
   //   '6e', 'c0', 'bd', '7f',
   //   '11', 'c0', '43', 'da',
@@ -353,6 +354,14 @@ import { v7 as uuidv7 } from 'uuid';
 uuidv7(); // ⇨ '01695553-c90c-722d-9b5d-b38dfbbd4bed'
 ```
 
+### ~~uuid.v8()~~
+
+**_"Intentionally left blank"_**
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+> [!NOTE]
+> Version 8 (experimental) UUIDs are "[for experimental or vendor-specific use cases](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9562.html#name-uuid-version-8)".  The RFC does not define a creation algorithm for them, which is why this package does not offer a `v8()` method.  The `validate()` and `version()` methods do work with such UUIDs, however.
+
 ### uuid.validate(str)
 
 Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID
diff --git a/README_js.md b/README_js.md
index e4265d35..fc7a1e4c 100644
--- a/README_js.md
+++ b/README_js.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ For timestamp UUIDs, namespace UUIDs, and other options read on ...
 | [`uuid.v6()`](#uuidv6options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 6 (timestamp, reordered) UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
 | [`uuid.v6ToV1()`](#uuidv6tov1uuid) | Create a version 1 UUID from a version 6 UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
 | [`uuid.v7()`](#uuidv7options-buffer-offset) | Create a version 7 (Unix Epoch time-based) UUID | New in `uuid@10` |
+| ~~[`uuid.v8()`](#uuidv8)~~ | "Intentionally left blank" |  |
 | [`uuid.validate()`](#uuidvalidatestr) | Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` |
 | [`uuid.version()`](#uuidversionstr) | Detect RFC version of a UUID | New in `uuid@8.3` |
 
@@ -361,6 +362,14 @@ import { v7 as uuidv7 } from 'uuid';
 uuidv7(); // RESULT
 ```
 
+### ~~uuid.v8()~~
+
+**_"Intentionally left blank"_**
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+> [!NOTE]
+> Version 8 (experimental) UUIDs are "[for experimental or vendor-specific use cases](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9562.html#name-uuid-version-8)".  The RFC does not define a creation algorithm for them, which is why this package does not offer a `v8()` method.  The `validate()` and `version()` methods do work with such UUIDs, however.
+
 ### uuid.validate(str)
 
 Test a string to see if it is a valid UUID
diff --git a/test/unit/test_constants.js b/test/unit/test_constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26c9aebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test_constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import MAX from '../../src/max.js';
+import NIL from '../../src/nil.js';
+
+// Table of [uuid value, expected validate(), [expected version()]]
+export const TESTS = [
+  // constants
+  { value: NIL, expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 0 },
+  { value: MAX, expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 15 },
+
+  // each version, with either all 0's or all 1's in settable bits
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-1fff-8fff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-2000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 2 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-2fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 2 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-3000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 3 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-3fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 3 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 4 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-4fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 4 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-5000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 5 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-5fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 5 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-6000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 6 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-6fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 6 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-7000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 7 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-7fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 7 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-8000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 8 },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-8fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 8 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-9000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-9fff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-a000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-afff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-b000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-bfff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-c000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-cfff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-d000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-dfff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-e000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'ffffffff-ffff-efff-bfff-ffffffffffff', expectedValidate: false },
+
+  // selection of normal, valid UUIDs
+  { value: 'd9428888-122b-11e1-b85c-61cd3cbb3210', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '000003e8-2363-21ef-b200-325096b39f47', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 2 },
+  { value: 'a981a0c2-68b1-35dc-bcfc-296e52ab01ec', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 3 },
+  { value: '109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 4 },
+  { value: '90123e1c-7512-523e-bb28-76fab9f2f73d', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 5 },
+  { value: '1ef21d2f-1207-6660-8c4f-419efbd44d48', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 6 },
+  { value: '017f22e2-79b0-7cc3-98c4-dc0c0c07398f', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 7 },
+  { value: '0d8f23a0-697f-83ae-802e-48f3756dd581', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 8 },
+
+  // all variant octet values
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-0000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-1000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-2000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-3000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-4000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-5000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-6000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-7000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-8000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-9000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-a000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-b000-000000000000', expectedValidate: true, expectedVersion: 1 },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-c000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-d000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-e000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: '00000000-0000-1000-f000-000000000000', expectedValidate: false },
+
+  // invalid strings
+  { value: '00000000000000000000000000000000', expectedValidate: false }, // unhyphenated NIL
+  { value: '', expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 'invalid uuid string', expectedValidate: false },
+  {
+    value: '=Y00a-f*vb*-c-d#-p00f\b-g0h-#i^-j*3&-L00k-\nl---00n-fg000-00p-00r+',
+    expectedValidate: false,
+  },
+
+  // invalid types
+  { value: undefined, expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: null, expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: 123, expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: /regex/, expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: new Date(0), expectedValidate: false },
+  { value: false, expectedValidate: false },
+];
+
+// Add NIL and MAX UUIDs with 1-bit flipped in each position
+for (let charIndex = 0; charIndex < 36; charIndex++) {
+  // Skip hyphens and version char
+  if (
+    charIndex === 8 ||
+    charIndex === 13 ||
+    charIndex === 14 || // version char
+    charIndex === 18 ||
+    charIndex === 23
+  ) {
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  const nilChars = NIL.split('');
+  const maxChars = MAX.split('');
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    nilChars[charIndex] = (0x0 ^ (1 << i)).toString(16);
+    // NIL UUIDs w/ a single 1-bit
+    TESTS.push({ value: nilChars.join(''), expectedValidate: false });
+
+    // MAX UUIDs w/ a single 0-bit
+    maxChars[charIndex] = (0xf ^ (1 << i)).toString(16);
+    TESTS.push({ value: maxChars.join(''), expectedValidate: false });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/validate.test.js b/test/unit/validate.test.js
index d5710904..39b08bc6 100644
--- a/test/unit/validate.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/validate.test.js
@@ -1,72 +1,15 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
-import MAX from '../../src/max.js';
-import NIL from '../../src/nil.js';
 import validate from '../../src/validate.js';
+import { TESTS } from './test_constants.js';
 
-describe('validate', () => {
-  test('validate uuid', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(validate(NIL), true);
-    assert.strictEqual(validate(MAX), true);
-
-    // test valid UUID versions
-
-    // v1
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('d9428888-122b-11e1-b85c-61cd3cbb3210'), true);
-
-    // v3
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('a981a0c2-68b1-35dc-bcfc-296e52ab01ec'), true);
-
-    // v4
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836'), true);
-
-    // v5
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('90123e1c-7512-523e-bb28-76fab9f2f73d'), true);
-
-    // v6
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('1ef21d2f-1207-6660-8c4f-419efbd44d48'), true);
-
-    // v7
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('017f22e2-79b0-7cc3-98c4-dc0c0c07398f'), true);
-
-    // test invalid/unsupported UUID versions
-    [0, 2, 8, 9, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'].forEach((v) => {
+describe('validate() tests', () => {
+  test('TESTS cases', () => {
+    for (const { value, expectedValidate } of TESTS) {
       assert.strictEqual(
-        validate('12300000-0000-' + v + '000-0000-000000000000'),
-        false,
-        'version ' + v + ' should not be valid'
+        validate(value),
+        expectedValidate,
+        `validate(${value}) should be ${expectedValidate}`
       );
-    });
-
-    assert.strictEqual(validate(), false);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(validate(''), false);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('invalid uuid string'), false);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(validate('00000000000000000000000000000000'), false);
-
-    // NIL UUIDs that have a bit set (incorrectly) should not validate
-    for (let charIndex = 0; charIndex < 36; charIndex++) {
-      if (charIndex === 14) {
-        continue;
-      } // version field
-
-      for (let bit = 0; bit < 4; bit++) {
-        const chars = NIL.split('');
-        if (chars[charIndex] === '-') {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        chars[charIndex] = (1 << bit).toString(16);
-        assert.strictEqual(validate(chars.join('')), false);
-      }
     }
-
-    assert.strictEqual(
-      validate(
-        '=Y00a-f*v00b*-00c-00d#-p00f\b-00g-00h-####00i^^^-00j*1*2*3&-L00k-\n00l-/00m-----00n-fg000-00p-00r+'
-      ),
-      false
-    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/version.test.js b/test/unit/version.test.js
index 89dd3a70..3b9f47bf 100644
--- a/test/unit/version.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/version.test.js
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
-import MAX from '../../src/max.js';
-import NIL from '../../src/nil.js';
 import version from '../../src/version.js';
+import { TESTS } from './test_constants.js';
 
-describe('version', () => {
-  test('check uuid version', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(version(NIL), 0);
-    assert.strictEqual(version(MAX), 15);
-
-    assert.strictEqual(version('d9428888-122b-11e1-b85c-61cd3cbb3210'), 1);
-    assert.strictEqual(version('a981a0c2-68b1-35dc-bcfc-296e52ab01ec'), 3);
-    assert.strictEqual(version('109156be-c4fb-41ea-b1b4-efe1671c5836'), 4);
-    assert.strictEqual(version('90123e1c-7512-523e-bb28-76fab9f2f73d'), 5);
-    assert.strictEqual(version('1ef21d2f-1207-6660-8c4f-419efbd44d48'), 6);
-    assert.strictEqual(version('017f22e2-79b0-7cc3-98c4-dc0c0c07398f'), 7);
-
-    assert.throws(() => version());
-    assert.throws(() => version(''));
-    assert.throws(() => version('invalid uuid string'));
-    assert.throws(() => version('00000000000000000000000000000000'));
-    assert.throws(() => version('=Y00a-f*v00b*-00c-00d#-p00f\b-00g-00h-##0p-00r+'));
+describe('version() tests', () => {
+  test('TESTS cases', () => {
+    for (const { value, expectedValidate, expectedVersion } of TESTS) {
+      try {
+        const actualVersion = version(value);
+        assert(expectedValidate, `version(${value}) should throw`);
+        assert.strictEqual(actualVersion, expectedVersion);
+      } catch (err) {
+        assert(!expectedValidate, `version(${value}) threw unexpectedly`);
+      }
+    }
   });
 });