diff --git a/Curl.php b/Curl.php
index e777fc8..cfabee6 100644
--- a/Curl.php
+++ b/Curl.php
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public function __construct(array $options = array(), $followLocationMaxRedirect
         if (isset($options['ca_path'])) {
             curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_CAPATH, $options['ca_path']);
         }
+        if (isset($options['ssl_version'])) {
+            curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, $options['ssl_version']);
+        }
     }
 
     /**