diff --git a/level-store.js b/level-store.js
index 8fb0ff9..11db559 100644
--- a/level-store.js
+++ b/level-store.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 var Fs = require('fs')
 var Path = require('path')
 var _ = require('lodash')
-var Uuid = require('node-uuid')
+var Uuid = require('uuid')
 var Levelup = require('level')
 var LevelQuery = require('level-queryengine')
 var JsonqueryEngine = require('jsonquery-engine')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35c562a..6306dde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "level": "1.4.0",
     "level-queryengine": "3.0.1",
     "lodash": "4.15.0",
-    "node-uuid": "1.4.7"
+    "uuid": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "2.11.x",