diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7aee89b..96eed9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ While in pre-release they are subject to change.
 | Any              | `typing.Any`               |
 | Unions (A\|B\|C) | `typing.Union[A\|B\|C]`    |
 | Regex            | `pkl.Regex`                |
+| Bytes            | `bytes`                    |
 
 ## Contributing
 Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and submit a pull request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
diff --git a/scripts/download_binary.py b/scripts/download_binary.py
index 83e4a02..5922ac8 100644
--- a/scripts/download_binary.py
+++ b/scripts/download_binary.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import requests
 
-VERSION = "0.25.2"
+VERSION = "0.30.0"
 
 BASE_PATH = "https://github.com/apple/pkl/releases/download/"
 filenames = [
diff --git a/src/pkl/parser.py b/src/pkl/parser.py
index 6b1676e..02f0833 100644
--- a/src/pkl/parser.py
+++ b/src/pkl/parser.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class ResultType(Enum):
 CODE_REGEX = 0xB
 CODE_CLASS = 0xC
 CODE_TYPEALIAS = 0xD
+CODE_BYTES = 0xF
 CODE_PROPERTY = 0x10
 CODE_ENTRY = 0x11
 CODE_ELEMENT = 0x12
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ def __init__(
             CODE_REGEX: self.parse_regex,
             CODE_CLASS: self.parse_class,
             CODE_TYPEALIAS: self.parse_typealias,
+            CODE_BYTES: self.parse_bytes,
             CODE_PROPERTY: self.parse_property,
             CODE_ENTRY: self.parse_entry,
             CODE_ELEMENT: self.parse_element,
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ def get_dataclass_class(self, class_name: str, keys: List[str], no_cache: bool =
         return dynamic_class
 
     def parse_typed_dynamic(self, obj):
-        _, full_class_name, module_uri, members = obj
+        full_class_name, module_uri, members = obj[1], obj[2], obj[3]
 
         member_types = set(m[0] for m in members)
         property_list = list(map(self.handle_type, members))
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ def parse_set(self, obj):
         return set(obj[1])
 
     def parse_duration(self, obj):
-        _, value, unit = obj
+        value, unit = obj[1], obj[2]
 
         return Duration(value, unit)
 
@@ -224,14 +226,17 @@ def parse_class(self, obj):
     def parse_typealias(self, obj):
         return
 
+    def parse_bytes(self, obj):
+        return obj[1]
+
     def parse_property(self, obj):
-        _, key, value = obj
+        key, value = obj[1], obj[2]
         return {key: self.handle_type(value)}
 
     def parse_entry(self, obj):
-        _, key, value = obj
+        key, value = obj[1], obj[2]
         return {key: self.handle_type(value)}
 
     def parse_element(self, obj):
-        _, index, value = obj
+        index, value = obj[1], obj[2]
         return {index: self.handle_type(value)}
diff --git a/tests/test_parser_binary_encoding.py b/tests/test_parser_binary_encoding.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99a518d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_parser_binary_encoding.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Unit tests for pkl.parser.Parser against the pkl-binary wire encoding.
+
+These exercise the decoder directly against hand-built MessagePack-style
+arrays (as documented in bindings-specification/binary-encoding.adoc), so
+they don't need a real `pkl` binary/subprocess.
+"""
+
+from pkl.parser import CODE_BYTES, CODE_DURATION, Parser
+
+
+def test_bytes_decodes_to_python_bytes():
+    """`Bytes` (type code 0x0F) added in Pkl 0.29; wire encoding documented
+    as [0x0F, <bin>]. Previously unhandled, so the parser silently returned
+    {"type": "Unknown", "value": obj} instead of the actual bytes.
+    """
+    parser = Parser()
+    obj = [CODE_BYTES, b"\x01\x02\x03"]
+
+    result = parser.handle_type(obj)
+
+    assert result == b"\x01\x02\x03"
+    assert isinstance(result, bytes)
+
+
+def test_decoder_ignores_unknown_trailing_slots():
+    """Pkl 0.30's binary-encoding.adoc formalizes forward compatibility:
+    "Additional slots may be added to types in future Pkl releases.
+    Decoders *must* be designed to defensively discard values beyond the
+    number of known slots for a type[...]".
+
+    Fixed-arity unpacking (`_, value, unit = obj`) would raise
+    "too many values to unpack" on a future Pkl release that appends a
+    slot; decoders must tolerate and ignore extras instead.
+    """
+    parser = Parser()
+    obj = [CODE_DURATION, 5.0, "s", "some-future-slot"]
+
+    result = parser.handle_type(obj)
+
+    assert result.value == 5.0
+    assert result.unit == "s"