diff --git a/tests/test_irc.py b/tests/test_irc.py
index 2f88941..9b64793 100644
--- a/tests/test_irc.py
+++ b/tests/test_irc.py
@@ -150,3 +150,39 @@ def test_no_substring_of_the_line_survives(self):
             out = _loggable_verb(line)
             assert payload not in out
             assert out in allowed
+
+
+class TestTLSContext:
+    """The Twitch bot sends its OAuth token via PASS, so the TLS floor matters.
+
+    `ssl.create_default_context()` leaves `minimum_version` at the
+    MINIMUM_SUPPORTED sentinel, which permits TLS 1.0/1.1 wherever the
+    platform still enables them (CodeQL alert #13).
+    """
+
+    def test_context_pins_tls12_floor(self):
+        import ssl
+
+        from twitch import _make_tls_context
+
+        # Negative control: exhibit a context that FAILS the assertion below,
+        # so it cannot pass vacuously. Deliberately not asserting anything
+        # about create_default_context()'s own default — that varies by
+        # interpreter (3.12 reports the MINIMUM_SUPPORTED sentinel, 3.14
+        # already pins TLS 1.2), so a control built on it passes locally and
+        # fails in CI, which is exactly what happened here.
+        permissive = ssl.create_default_context()
+        permissive.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.MINIMUM_SUPPORTED
+        assert permissive.minimum_version < ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
+
+        assert _make_tls_context().minimum_version >= ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
+
+    def test_context_still_verifies_certificates(self):
+        import ssl
+
+        from twitch import _make_tls_context
+
+        ctx = _make_tls_context()
+        # hardening the floor must not weaken verification
+        assert ctx.verify_mode == ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        assert ctx.check_hostname is True
diff --git a/twitch.py b/twitch.py
index 2fa7fcc..63533be 100755
--- a/twitch.py
+++ b/twitch.py
@@ -116,6 +116,20 @@ def _load_dotenv(dotenv_path: Path) -> None:
 # =============================================================================
 
 
+def _make_tls_context() -> ssl.SSLContext:
+    """Return a TLS context with a TLS 1.2 floor.
+
+    `ssl.create_default_context()` leaves `minimum_version` at the
+    MINIMUM_SUPPORTED sentinel, so TLS 1.0/1.1 remain permitted wherever
+    the platform still enables them. This bot sends its OAuth token in the
+    IRC PASS command, so the negotiated floor is what protects that token
+    in transit.
+    """
+    context = ssl.create_default_context()
+    context.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_2
+    return context
+
+
 class BotConfig:
     """
     Configuration class holding all bot settings.
@@ -235,7 +249,7 @@ def connect(self) -> None:
         # the PASS command during authentication — travels encrypted rather than
         # in plaintext. Twitch serves IRC over TLS on port 6697.
         raw_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        context = ssl.create_default_context()
+        context = _make_tls_context()
         self.socket = context.wrap_socket(raw_sock, server_hostname=self.config.SERVER)
         self.socket.connect((self.config.SERVER, self.config.PORT))