diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8122c39..4ed0ea2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@recogito/recogito-client-core",
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+  "version": "0.1.7",
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@@ -5216,9 +5216,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.19.tgz",
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@@ -7280,6 +7280,14 @@
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         "tunnel-agent": "^0.6.0",
         "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "3.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
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+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "require-directory": {
@@ -7819,6 +7827,14 @@
         "faye-websocket": "^0.10.0",
         "uuid": "^3.4.0",
         "websocket-driver": "0.6.5"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "3.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "sockjs-client": {
@@ -8792,10 +8808,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "uuid": {
-      "version": "3.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "8.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CYpGiFTUrmI6OBMkAdjSDM0k5h8SkkiTP4WAjQgDgNB1S3Ou9VBEvr6q0Kv2H1mMk7IWfxYGpMH5sd5AvcIV2Q=="
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     "v8-compile-cache": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
@@ -9277,6 +9292,14 @@
       "requires": {
         "ansi-colors": "^3.0.0",
         "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "3.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "webpack-sources": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb822ff..9dfccd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "react-contenteditable": "^3.3.3",
     "react-transition-group": "^4.3.0",
     "timeago-react": "^3.0.0",
-    "tiny-emitter": "^2.1.0"
+    "tiny-emitter": "^2.1.0",
+    "uuid": "^8.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/WebAnnotation.js b/src/WebAnnotation.js
index 76f8741..f01ea9e 100644
--- a/src/WebAnnotation.js
+++ b/src/WebAnnotation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import uuid from 'uuid/v1';
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 export default class WebAnnotation {
 
diff --git a/src/selection/Selection.js b/src/selection/Selection.js
index 9e1b4b2..4c5f5bc 100644
--- a/src/selection/Selection.js
+++ b/src/selection/Selection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import WebAnnotation from '../WebAnnotation';
-import uuid from 'uuid/v1';
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 /**
  * An "annotation in draft mode". Really the same