diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 512ea7d5..f77faa0c 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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         "socket.io": "^4.5.1",
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+        "uuid": "^12.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/command-exists": "^1.2.0",
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@
         "follow-redirects": "^1.14.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@azure/msal-node/node_modules/uuid": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/body-parser": {
       "version": "1.19.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.19.1.tgz",
@@ -2267,9 +2275,13 @@
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     "node_modules/uuid": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "version": "12.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-12.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-USe1zesMYh4fjCA8ZH5+X5WIVD0J4V1Jksm1bFTVBX2F/cwSXt0RO5w/3UXbdLKmZX65MiWV+hwhSS8p6oBTGA==",
+      "funding": [
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
+      ],
       "bin": {
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
@@ -2342,6 +2354,14 @@
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
         "uuid": "^8.2.0"
       }
+    },
+    "node_modules/yggdrasil/node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -2386,6 +2406,11 @@
           "requires": {
             "follow-redirects": "^1.14.0"
           }
+        },
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "8.3.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg=="
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       }
     },
@@ -4071,9 +4096,9 @@
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     },
     "uuid": {
-      "version": "8.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg=="
+      "version": "12.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-12.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-USe1zesMYh4fjCA8ZH5+X5WIVD0J4V1Jksm1bFTVBX2F/cwSXt0RO5w/3UXbdLKmZX65MiWV+hwhSS8p6oBTGA=="
     },
     "uuid-1345": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -4125,6 +4150,13 @@
       "requires": {
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
         "uuid": "^8.2.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "8.3.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg=="
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1b791f64..cbd55a5b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "pixelheads": "^1.0.10",
     "properties-reader": "^2.2.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.1",
-    "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+    "uuid": "^12.0.0"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/jojomatik/blockcluster/issues",