diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e55d1c1..c121e8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint and build
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          cache: npm
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v3
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run format:check
@@ -38,10 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         postgres: [13, 15, 17, 18]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          cache: npm
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v3
       - uses: ankane/setup-postgres@v1
         with:
           postgres-version: ${{ matrix.postgres }}
diff --git a/.mise.toml b/.mise.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9707c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[tools]
+node = "24.12.0"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ec0920..d13102d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-22.19.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-MciR4AKGHWl7xwxkBa6xUGxQJ4VBOmPTF7sL+iGzuahOFaO0jHCsuEfS80pan1ef4gWId1oWOweIhrDEYLuaOw==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "undici-types": "~6.21.0"
       }
@@ -1253,6 +1254,7 @@
       "version": "8.17.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.17.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-EIR+jXdYNSMOrpRp7g6WgQr7SaZNZfS7IzZIO0oTNEeibq956JxeD15t3Jk3zZH0KH8DmOIx38qJfQenoE8bXQ==",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "pg-connection-string": "^2.10.0",
         "pg-pool": "^3.11.0",
@@ -1428,6 +1430,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-5gTmgEY/sqK6gFXLIsQNH19lWb4ebPDLA4SdLP7dsWkIXHWlG66oPuVvXSGFPppYZz8ZDZq0dYYrbHfBCVUb1Q==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -1626,6 +1629,7 @@
       "version": "46.8.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slonik/-/slonik-46.8.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-1sBzz4k5eowrzaGvP0gdZ41p62K1FxC7tDpA/IWvyGpf7A51eGNoAVfrg/mL9+OifWnKuru9opHPrdE15UHpfg==",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "@slonik/driver": "^46.8.0",
@@ -1799,6 +1803,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-7.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-w+N7Hifpc3gRjZ63vYBXA56dvvRlNWRczTdmCBBa+CotUzAPf5b7YMdMR/8CQoeYE5LX3W4wj6RYTgonm1b9DA==",
       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.27.0",
         "fdir": "^6.5.0",
diff --git a/src/table.test.ts b/src/table.test.ts
index 4169380..ee683a1 100644
--- a/src/table.test.ts
+++ b/src/table.test.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,85 @@ describe("Table.minId", () => {
 
     expect(minId).toBe(2n);
   });
+
+  test("respects time filter for timestamptz column", async ({
+    transaction,
+  }) => {
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      CREATE TABLE test_table (
+        id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+        created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
+        name TEXT
+      )
+    `);
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      INSERT INTO test_table (created_at, name) VALUES
+        ('2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC', 'old'),
+        ('2024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC', 'mid'),
+        ('2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC', 'new')
+    `);
+
+    const table = Table.parse("test_table");
+    const minId = await table.minId(transaction, {
+      column: "created_at",
+      cast: "timestamptz",
+      startingTime: new Date("2024-06-01T00:00:00Z"),
+    });
+
+    expect(minId).toBe(2n);
+  });
+
+  test("returns null when time filter excludes all rows", async ({
+    transaction,
+  }) => {
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      CREATE TABLE test_table (
+        id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+        created_at DATE NOT NULL,
+        name TEXT
+      )
+    `);
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      INSERT INTO test_table (created_at, name) VALUES
+        ('2024-01-01', 'old'),
+        ('2024-03-01', 'mid'),
+        ('2024-06-01', 'new')
+    `);
+
+    const table = Table.parse("test_table");
+    const minId = await table.minId(transaction, {
+      column: "created_at",
+      cast: "date",
+      startingTime: new Date("2025-01-01"),
+    });
+
+    expect(minId).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("respects time filter with string IDs", async ({ transaction }) => {
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      CREATE TABLE test_table (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        created_at DATE NOT NULL,
+        name TEXT
+      )
+    `);
+    await transaction.query(sql.unsafe`
+      INSERT INTO test_table (id, created_at, name) VALUES
+        ('01ARZ3NDEKTSV4RRFFQ69G5FAA', '2024-01-01', 'old'),
+        ('01ARZ3NDEKTSV4RRFFQ69G5FAM', '2024-06-01', 'mid'),
+        ('01ARZ3NDEKTSV4RRFFQ69G5FAV', '2024-12-01', 'new')
+    `);
+
+    const table = Table.parse("test_table");
+    const minId = await table.minId(transaction, {
+      column: "created_at",
+      cast: "date",
+      startingTime: new Date("2024-06-01"),
+    });
+
+    expect(minId).toBe("01ARZ3NDEKTSV4RRFFQ69G5FAM");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Table.columns", () => {
diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index 892cede..8213a4d 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -437,17 +437,23 @@ export class Table {
     const col = sql.identifier([await this.primaryKey(tx)]);
 
     let whereClause = sql.fragment`1 = 1`;
+    const orderByClauses = [sql.fragment`${col} ASC`];
+
     if (options?.column && options.cast && options.startingTime) {
       const timeCol = sql.identifier([options.column]);
       const startDate = formatDateForSql(options.startingTime, options.cast);
+
       whereClause = sql.fragment`${timeCol} >= ${startDate}`;
+      orderByClauses.unshift(sql.fragment`${timeCol} ASC`);
     }
 
     const result = await tx.maybeOne(
       sql.type(z.object({ min_id: idValueSchema }))`
-        SELECT MIN(${col}) AS min_id
+        SELECT ${col} AS min_id
         FROM ${this.sqlIdentifier}
         WHERE ${whereClause}
+        ORDER BY ${sql.join(orderByClauses, sql.fragment`, `)}
+        LIMIT 1
       `,
     );