diff --git a/uuid/uuid.cpp b/uuid/uuid.cpp
index 6faef39..a0d115d 100644
--- a/uuid/uuid.cpp
+++ b/uuid/uuid.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void uuid::setRFC4122Bytes_()
   // version
   raw_[7] = (raw_[7] & 0x0f) | (version_ << 4);
   // type
-  raw_[8] = (raw_[8] & 0b00111111) | (type_ << 6);
+  raw_[8] = (raw_[8] & 0b00111111) | (0b10 << 6);
 }