diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
index 0ce5fb1590..9d5909b61e 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ rand = "0.7.3"
 thiserror = "1.0.26"
 tokio = { version = "1.23", features = ["sync", "macros"] }
 tower = "0.4"
-uuid = { version = "1.3.1", features = ["v4"] }
+uuid = { version = "1.3", features = ["v4"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tari_comms_dht = {  path = "../../comms/dht", features = ["test-mocks"] }