diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a902bba51..351e8aae3d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21863,7 +21863,7 @@
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         "uint8arraylist": "^2.3.2",
         "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
-        "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+        "uuid": "^9.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
@@ -21915,6 +21915,14 @@
         "node": ">=16"
       }
     },
+    "packages/core/node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg==",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/create": {
       "name": "@waku/create",
       "version": "0.0.4",
@@ -26144,7 +26152,14 @@
         "typescript": "^4.6.3",
         "uint8arraylist": "^2.3.2",
         "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
-        "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+        "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "9.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "@waku/create": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index cc9dc5bc56..0f35c16a98 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0",
     "uint8arraylist": "^2.3.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
-    "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",