diff --git a/stix2/properties.py b/stix2/properties.py
index ecdbf18..76fe31b 100644
--- a/stix2/properties.py
+++ b/stix2/properties.py
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ class IDProperty(Property):
         if not value.startswith(self.required_prefix):
             raise ValueError("must start with '{0}'.".format(self.required_prefix))
         try:
-            uuid.UUID(value.split('--', 1)[1], version=4)
+            uuid.UUID(value.split('--', 1)[1])
         except Exception:
-            raise ValueError("must have a valid version 4 UUID after the prefix.")
+            raise ValueError("must have a valid UUID after the prefix.")
         return value
 
     def default(self):
diff --git a/stix2/test/test_properties.py b/stix2/test/test_properties.py
index 06172ab..e83b2fc 100644
--- a/stix2/test/test_properties.py
+++ b/stix2/test/test_properties.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_id_property():
     assert str(excinfo.value) == "must start with 'my-type--'."
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
         idprop.clean('my-type--foo')
-    assert str(excinfo.value) == "must have a valid version 4 UUID after the prefix."
+    assert str(excinfo.value) == "must have a valid UUID after the prefix."
 
     assert idprop.clean(idprop.default())