diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fb65bed..be447743 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "version": "1.0.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "getconfig": "2.1.0",
-    "node-uuid": "1.2.0",
     "socket.io": "1.3.7",
+    "uuid": "^3.1.0",
     "yetify": "0.0.1"
   },
   "main": "server.js",
diff --git a/sockets.js b/sockets.js
index 0dd461a6..d5d1c322 100644
--- a/sockets.js
+++ b/sockets.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var socketIO = require('socket.io'),
-    uuid = require('node-uuid'),
+    uuid = require('uuid/v4'),
     crypto = require('crypto');
 
 module.exports = function (server, config) {