diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d5c9e2..9eda8bb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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+        "node": ">=24.0.0",
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       }
     },
@@ -16025,16 +16025,16 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.1.tgz",
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+      "version": "14.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-14.0.0.tgz",
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       "funding": [
         "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
         "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+        "uuid": "dist-node/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/v8-to-istanbul": {
@@ -16599,7 +16599,7 @@
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         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "express-rate-limit": "^8.4.1",
-        "uuid": "^9.0.1"
+        "uuid": "^14.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
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@@ -16626,7 +16626,7 @@
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         "react-quill-new": "^3.8.3",
         "react-router-dom": "^7.14.2",
-        "uuid": "^9.0.1",
+        "uuid": "^14.0.0",
         "zod": "^3.25.76",
         "zustand": "^4.5.7"
       },
diff --git a/packages/fossflow-backend/package.json b/packages/fossflow-backend/package.json
index 104d750..7009b59 100644
--- a/packages/fossflow-backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/fossflow-backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.4.1",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.1"
+    "uuid": "^14.0.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/fossflow-lib/package.json b/packages/fossflow-lib/package.json
index cdb9fe6..5da3157 100644
--- a/packages/fossflow-lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/fossflow-lib/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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     "react-quill-new": "^3.8.3",
     "react-router-dom": "^7.14.2",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.1",
+    "uuid": "^14.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.25.76",
     "zustand": "^4.5.7"
   },