diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ids.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ids.py
index 6ff2edf8b5..2e6e4fcfec 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ids.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/ids.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ids:
         for spec in self.specifications:
             self.ifc_applicable = 0
             self.ifc_passed = 0
-            for elem in ifc_file.by_type("IfcObject"):
+            for elem in ifc_file:
                 apply, comply = spec(elem, logger)
                 if apply:
                     self.ifc_applicable += 1
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class specification:
     """Represents the XML <specification> node and its two children <applicability> and <requirements>"""
 
     def __init__(
-        self, name="Unnamed", use="required", ifcVersion="IFC2X3", identifier=None, description=None, instructions=None
+        self, name="Unnamed", use="required", ifcVersion=["IFC2X3", "IFC4"], identifier=None, description=None, instructions=None
     ):
         """Create a specification to be added in ids.
 
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_ids.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_ids.py
index 92434bd0fd..74ab5d47be 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_ids.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_ids.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class TestIdsAuthoring(unittest.TestCase):
         assert spec.asdict() == {
             "@name": "Unnamed",
             "@use": "required",
-            "@ifcVersion": "IFC2X3",  # :(
+            "@ifcVersion": ["IFC2X3", "IFC4"],
             "applicability": {},
             "requirements": {},
         }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class TestIdsAuthoring(unittest.TestCase):
         spec = ids.specification(
             name="name",
             use="use",
-            ifcVersion="version",
+            ifcVersion="IFC4",
             identifier="identifier",
             description="description",
             instructions="instructions",
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class TestIdsAuthoring(unittest.TestCase):
         assert spec.asdict() == {
             "@name": "name",
             "@use": "use",
-            "@ifcVersion": "version",
+            "@ifcVersion": "IFC4",
             "@identifier": "identifier",
             "@description": "description",
             "@instructions": "instructions",