diff --git a/dynomite/Cargo.toml b/dynomite/Cargo.toml
index c6acd57..d0659ce 100644
--- a/dynomite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dynomite/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 # `default` build configuration - see the [features] below.
 rusoto_core = { version = "0.47", optional = true, default_features = false }
 rusoto_dynamodb = { version = "0.47", optional = true, default_features = false }
-uuid = { version = "0.8", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
+uuid = { version = "1.2", features = ["v4"], optional = true }
 chrono = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]