diff --git a/scripts/s1_restore.py b/scripts/s1_restore.py
index e4b4e6e..6641703 100755
--- a/scripts/s1_restore.py
+++ b/scripts/s1_restore.py
@@ -210,7 +210,13 @@ def extract_bundle(
             expected = validated["manifest"]["os_config_members"]
             if observed != expected:
                 raise RestoreError("decrypted archive membership or modes differ from manifest")
-            archive.extractall(path=stage, filter="data")
+            # Python 3.12 added the extraction filter argument. On older
+            # supported runtimes the complete member/link/type validation
+            # above is the equivalent fail-closed gate before extraction.
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
+                archive.extractall(path=stage, filter="data")
+            else:
+                archive.extractall(path=stage)
         plain_archive.unlink()
         packages = stage / "packages.txt"
         _decrypt(executable, identity, artifacts["packages"], packages)
diff --git a/tests/test_s1_backup_recovery.py b/tests/test_s1_backup_recovery.py
index 4ebcc05..5e50cca 100644
--- a/tests/test_s1_backup_recovery.py
+++ b/tests/test_s1_backup_recovery.py
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ class S1BackupRecoveryTests(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(RestoreError, "digest mismatch"):
             validate_bundle(bundle, self.spec)
 
+    def test_isolated_restore_supports_python_311_tar_api(self) -> None:
+        bundle = self._create()
+        with mock.patch("s1_restore.sys.version_info", (3, 11, 0)):
+            restored = extract_bundle(
+                bundle=bundle,
+                spec_path=self.spec,
+                destination=self.root / "restore-python311",
+                identity=self.identity,
+                age_binary=shutil.which("age"),
+            )
+        self.assertEqual("fixture-host\n", (restored / "etc/hostname").read_text())
+
     def test_archive_traversal_and_escaping_link_fail(self) -> None:
         member = tarfile.TarInfo("../../etc/shadow")
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(RestoreError, "unsafe archive member"):
diff --git a/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0012-s1-backup-recovery-loop.md b/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0012-s1-backup-recovery-loop.md
index c2dc227..52f5366 100644
--- a/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0012-s1-backup-recovery-loop.md
+++ b/workplans/RAIL-HO-WP-0012-s1-backup-recovery-loop.md
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ decrypted configuration.
 
 ## Source delivery record — 2026-08-23
 
-- `make validate-s1-backup` passes the declaration and 15 fixture recovery
+- `make validate-s1-backup` passes the declaration and 16 fixture recovery
   tests using disposable age identities and storage.
-- The full repository suite passes 45 tests. The timer calendar is accepted by
+- The full repository suite passes 46 tests. The timer calendar is accepted by
   `systemd-analyze`; deployment YAML and separation from bootstrap are checked
   as source contracts.
 - Native `ansible-playbook --syntax-check` was unavailable on the development