diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 764febb0..6107b5fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
         "passport": "^0.6.0",
         "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",
         "passport-jwt": "^4.0.1",
-        "pdf-lib": "^1.17.1",
         "passport-linkedin-oauth2": "github:auth0/passport-linkedin-oauth2#v3.0.0",
+        "pdf-lib": "^1.17.1",
         "pg": "^8.10.0",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
         "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
@@ -10778,6 +10778,7 @@
         "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
         "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
       ],
+      "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c95e8f4..5ce838c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "passport": "^0.6.0",
     "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",
     "passport-jwt": "^4.0.1",
-    "pdf-lib": "^1.17.1",
     "passport-linkedin-oauth2": "github:auth0/passport-linkedin-oauth2#v3.0.0",
+    "pdf-lib": "^1.17.1",
     "pg": "^8.10.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index d76279d1..b86c7b7e 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import multer from 'multer'
 import ejs from 'ejs'
 import { ApplicationStatus } from './enums'
 import { generateCertificate } from './services/admin/generateCertificate'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 export const signAndSetCookie = (res: Response, uuid: string): void => {
   const token = jwt.sign({ userId: uuid }, JWT_SECRET ?? '')
 
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export const getEmailContent = async (
           Thank you again for considering our program and for the time you invested in your application. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.`
         }
       case ApplicationStatus.COMPLETED: {
-        const uniqueId = uuidv4()
+        const uniqueId = randomUUID()
         const pdfFileName = await generateCertificate(
           name,
           './src/certificates/certificate_template.pdf',