diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f71c3e1..6aa58d1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
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-    },
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-        "mkdirp": "^0.5.1"
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-    "node_modules/util-deprecate": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
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-      "deprecated": "Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2356,12 +2320,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.10.tgz",
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-      "dev": true
-    },
     "abort-controller": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abort-controller/-/abort-controller-3.0.0.tgz",
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-    "universal-user-agent": {
-      "version": "6.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universal-user-agent/-/universal-user-agent-6.0.1.tgz",
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-    "unzip-stream": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unzip-stream/-/unzip-stream-0.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PyofABPVv+d7fL7GOpusx7eRT9YETY2X04PhwbSipdj6bMxVCFJrr+nm0Mxqbf9hUiTin/UsnuFWBXlDZFy0Cw==",
-      "requires": {
-        "binary": "^0.3.0",
-        "mkdirp": "^0.5.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "util-deprecate": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
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-    "uuid": {
-      "version": "3.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
-    },
     "webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -3291,4 +3225,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78f33c1..3e5695f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@
     "@azure/abort-controller": "^1.1.0",
     "@azure/ms-rest-js": "^2.6.0",
     "@azure/storage-blob": "^12.13.0",
-    "semver": "^6.3.1",
-    "uuid": "^3.3.3"
+    "semver": "^6.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/semver": "^6.0.0",
-    "@types/uuid": "^3.4.5",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts b/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
index 48a0b35..bd49317 100644
--- a/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
+++ b/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import * as glob from '@actions/glob'
 import * as io from '@actions/io'
+import * as crypto from 'crypto'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as semver from 'semver'
 import * as util from 'util'
-import { v4 as uuidV4 } from 'uuid'
-import * as crypto from 'crypto'
 import {
   CacheFilename,
   CompressionMethod,
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export async function createTempDirectory(): Promise<string> {
     tempDirectory = path.join(baseLocation, 'actions', 'temp')
   }
 
-  const dest = path.join(tempDirectory, uuidV4())
+  const dest = path.join(tempDirectory, crypto.randomUUID())
   await io.mkdirP(dest)
   return dest
 }