diff --git a/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/TypeOptions/YearTypeOptions.cs b/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/TypeOptions/YearTypeOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c8d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/TypeOptions/YearTypeOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+namespace Nox.Types;
+
+public class YearTypeOptions
+{
+    public static readonly ushort MinYearValue = 1900;
+    public static readonly ushort MaxYearValue = 3000;
+    public ushort MinValue { get; set; } = MinYearValue;
+    public ushort MaxValue { get; set; } = MaxYearValue;
+    public bool AllowFutureOnly { get; set; } = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/Year.cs b/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/Year.cs
index 5cccbe7..7f94079 100644
--- a/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/Year.cs
+++ b/src/Nox.Types/Types/Year/Year.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+
 namespace Nox.Types;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -5,15 +7,34 @@ namespace Nox.Types;
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class Year : ValueObject<ushort, Year>
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The minimum valid year value.
-    /// </summary>
-    private const ushort MinYearValue = 1;
+    private YearTypeOptions _yearTypeOptions = new();
+
+    public Year() { Value = 0; }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The maximum valid year value.
+    /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="Year"/> using the specified <see cref="YearTypeOptions"/>
     /// </summary>
-    private const ushort MaxYearValue = 9999;
+    /// <param name="value">The number to create the <see cref="Year"/> with</param>
+    /// <param name="options">The <see cref="YearTypeOptions"/> containing constraints for the value object</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ValidationException"></exception>
+    public static Year From(ushort value, YearTypeOptions options)
+    {
+        var newObject = new Year
+        {
+            Value = value,
+            _yearTypeOptions = options
+        };
+
+        var validationResult = newObject.Validate();
+
+        if (!validationResult.IsValid)
+        {
+            throw new TypeValidationException(validationResult.Errors);
+        }
+
+        return newObject;
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Validates the <see cref="Year"/> object.
@@ -23,10 +44,22 @@ internal override ValidationResult Validate()
     {
         var result = base.Validate();
 
-        if (Value is < MinYearValue or > MaxYearValue)
+        if (Value < _yearTypeOptions.MinValue)
+        {
+            result.Errors.Add(new ValidationFailure(nameof(Value), $"Could not create a Nox Year type as value {Value} is less than the minimum specified value of {_yearTypeOptions.MinValue}"));
+        }
+
+        if (Value > _yearTypeOptions.MaxValue)
         {
-            result.Errors.Add(new ValidationFailure(nameof(Value), $"Could not create a Nox Year type with unsupported value '{Value}'. The value must be between {MinYearValue} and {MaxYearValue}."));
+            result.Errors.Add(new ValidationFailure(nameof(Value), $"Could not create a Nox Year type a value {Value} is greater than the maximum specified value of {_yearTypeOptions.MaxValue}"));
         }
+
+        if (_yearTypeOptions.AllowFutureOnly && Value < DateTime.Now.Year)
+        {
+            result.Errors.Add(new ValidationFailure(nameof(Value), $"Could not create a Nox Year type a value {Value} is less than the current year"));
+        }
+
+
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Nox.Types.Tests/Types/Year/YearTests.cs b/tests/Nox.Types.Tests/Types/Year/YearTests.cs
index 9972800..bb89407 100644
--- a/tests/Nox.Types.Tests/Types/Year/YearTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Nox.Types.Tests/Types/Year/YearTests.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ public class YearTests
     [Fact]
     public void Year_Constructor_ReturnsSameValue()
     {
-        var testYear = (ushort)1;
+        var testYear = (ushort)1900;
 
         var number = Year.From(testYear);
 
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ public void Year_Constructor_ReturnsSameValue()
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData((ushort)0)]
-    [InlineData((ushort)(19999))]
-    public void Year_Constructor_WithoutRangeYear_ThrowsValidationException(ushort value)
+    [InlineData((ushort)(100))]
+    [InlineData((ushort)(1889))]
+    [InlineData((ushort)(1880))]
+    public void Year_Constructor_WithValueLess_ThanMinimiunSpecified_ThrowsValidationException(ushort value)
     {
         // Arrange & Act
         var exception = Assert.Throws<TypeValidationException>(() => _ =
@@ -23,16 +25,32 @@ public void Year_Constructor_WithoutRangeYear_ThrowsValidationException(ushort v
         );
 
         // Assert
-        Assert.Equal($"Could not create a Nox Year type with unsupported value '{value}'. The value must be between 1 and 9999.", exception.Errors.First().ErrorMessage);
+        Assert.Equal($"Could not create a Nox Year type as value {value} is less than the minimum specified value of 1900", exception.Errors.First().ErrorMessage);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((ushort)3001)]
+    [InlineData((ushort)(4001))]
+    [InlineData((ushort)(5000))]
+    [InlineData((ushort)(9999))]
+    public void Year_Constructor_WithValueGreater_ThanMaximunSpecified_ThrowsValidationException(ushort value)
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var exception = Assert.Throws<TypeValidationException>(() => _ =
+          Year.From(value)
+        );
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal($"Could not create a Nox Year type a value {value} is greater than the maximum specified value of 3000", exception.Errors.First().ErrorMessage);
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public void Year_Equal_Tests()
     {
         // Arrange
-        var year1 = Year.From(1);
+        var year1 = Year.From(1900);
 
-        var year2 = Year.From(1);
+        var year2 = Year.From(1900);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.Equal(year1, year2);
@@ -42,9 +60,9 @@ public void Year_Equal_Tests()
     public void Year_NotEqual_Tests()
     {
         // Arrange
-        var year1 = Year.From(1);
+        var year1 = Year.From(2000);
 
-        var year2 = Year.From(2);
+        var year2 = Year.From(2002);
 
         // Assert
         Assert.NotEqual(year1, year2);
@@ -55,11 +73,41 @@ public void Year_NotEqual_Tests()
     public void Year_ToString_ReturnsString()
     {
         // Arrange
-        var year = Year.From(1);
-        var year2 = Year.From(199);
+        var year = Year.From(1900);
+        var year2 = Year.From(1990);
 
         // Assert
-        Assert.Equal("0001", year.ToString());
-        Assert.Equal("0199", year2.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal("1900", year.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal("1990", year2.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Year_Constructor_SpecifyingAllowFutureOnly_WithPassYearInput_ThrowsException()
+    {
+        var yearValue = (ushort)2020;
+
+        Assert.Throws<TypeValidationException>(() => _ =
+            Year.From(yearValue, new YearTypeOptions { AllowFutureOnly = true })
+        );
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Year_Constructor_SpecifyingMaxValue_WithGreaterValueInput_ThrowsException()
+    {
+        var yearValue = (ushort)1900;
+
+        Assert.Throws<TypeValidationException>(() => _ =
+            Year.From(yearValue, new YearTypeOptions { MaxValue = 10 })
+        );
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Year_Constructor_SpecifyingMinValue_WithLesserValueInput_ThrowsException()
+    {
+        var yearValue = (ushort)1;
+
+        Assert.Throws<TypeValidationException>(() => _ =
+            Year.From(yearValue, new YearTypeOptions { MinValue = 50 })
+        );
     }
 }
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