diff --git a/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js b/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
index d8db2c55..3e72b3e4 100644
--- a/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
+++ b/lib/http-routes/api/create-call.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const makeTask = require('../../tasks/make_task');
 const RestCallSession = require('../../session/rest-call-session');
 const CallInfo = require('../../session/call-info');
 const {CallDirection, CallStatus} = require('../../utils/constants');
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const SipError = require('drachtio-srf').SipError;
 const { validationResult, body } = require('express-validator');
 const { validate } = require('@jambonz/verb-specifications');
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ router.post('/',
       const {lookupTeamsByAccount, lookupAccountBySid} = srf.locals.dbHelpers;
       const account = await lookupAccountBySid(req.body.account_sid);
       const accountInfo = await lookupAccountDetails(req.body.account_sid);
-      const callSid = uuidv4();
+      const callSid = crypto.randomUUID();
       const application = req.body.application_sid ? await lookupAppBySid(req.body.application_sid) : null;
       const record_all_calls = account.record_all_calls || (application && application.record_all_calls);
       const recordOutputFormat = account.record_format || 'mp3';
diff --git a/lib/middleware.js b/lib/middleware.js
index 72774c50..781f42d1 100644
--- a/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/lib/middleware.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {CallDirection, AllowedSipRecVerbs, WS_CLOSE_CODES} = require('./utils/constants');
 const {parseSiprecPayload} = require('./utils/siprec-utils');
 const CallInfo = require('./session/call-info');
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module.exports = function(srf, logger) {
       logger.info('getAccountDetails - rejecting call due to missing X-Account-Sid header');
       return res.send(500);
     }
-    const callSid = req.has('X-Retain-Call-Sid') ? req.get('X-Retain-Call-Sid') : uuidv4();
+    const callSid = req.has('X-Retain-Call-Sid') ? req.get('X-Retain-Call-Sid') : crypto.randomUUID();
     const account_sid = req.get('X-Account-Sid');
     req.locals = {callSid, account_sid, callId};
 
diff --git a/lib/session/call-info.js b/lib/session/call-info.js
index ceec0925..44e73f3d 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-info.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-info.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const {CallDirection, CallStatus} = require('../utils/constants');
 const parseUri = require('drachtio-srf').parseUri;
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {JAMBONES_API_BASE_URL} = require('../config');
 /**
  * @classdesc Represents the common information for all calls
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CallInfo {
       // outbound call that is a child of an existing call
       const {req, parentCallInfo, to, callSid} = opts;
       srf = req.srf;
-      this.callSid = callSid || uuidv4();
+      this.callSid = callSid || crypto.randomUUID();
       this.parentCallSid = parentCallInfo.callSid;
       this.accountSid = parentCallInfo.accountSid;
       this.applicationSid = parentCallInfo.applicationSid;
diff --git a/lib/session/call-session.js b/lib/session/call-session.js
index 50ef3005..bc7c83f0 100644
--- a/lib/session/call-session.js
+++ b/lib/session/call-session.js
@@ -1187,7 +1187,8 @@ class CallSession extends Emitter {
       const task = this.tasks.shift();
       this.isCurTaskPlay = TaskName.Play === task.name;
       this.taskInProgress = task;
-      this.logger.info(`CallSession:exec starting task #${stackNum}:${taskNum}: ${task.name} : {task.taskId}`);
+      this.logger.info(
+        `CallSession:exec starting task #${stackNum}:${taskNum}: ${task.name} (task id: ${task.taskId})`);
       this._notifyTaskStatus(task, {event: 'starting'});
       // Register verbhook span wait for end
       task.on('VerbHookSpanWaitForEnd', ({span}) => {
diff --git a/lib/tasks/message.js b/lib/tasks/message.js
index d38d38cd..be0cf200 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/message.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/message.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Task = require('./task');
 const {TaskName, TaskPreconditions} = require('../utils/constants');
 const bent = require('bent');
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {K8S} = require('../config');
 class TaskMessage extends Task {
   constructor(logger, opts) {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class TaskMessage extends Task {
     this.preconditions = TaskPreconditions.None;
 
     this.payload = {
-      message_sid: this.data.message_sid || uuidv4(),
+      message_sid: this.data.message_sid || crypto.randomUUID(),
       carrier: this.data.carrier,
       to: this.data.to,
       from: this.data.from,
diff --git a/lib/tasks/task.js b/lib/tasks/task.js
index 4f9bda9b..8e188797 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/task.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/task.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const Emitter = require('events');
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {TaskPreconditions} = require('../utils/constants');
 const { normalizeJambones } = require('@jambonz/verb-specifications');
 const WsRequestor = require('../utils/ws-requestor');
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Task extends Emitter {
     this.data = data;
     this.actionHook = this.data.actionHook;
     this.id = data.id;
-    this.taskId = uuidv4();
+    this.taskId = crypto.randomUUID();
 
     this._killInProgress = false;
     this._completionPromise = new Promise((resolve) => this._completionResolver = resolve);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class Task extends Emitter {
   }
 
   async transferCallToFeatureServer(cs, sipAddress, opts) {
-    const uuid = uuidv4();
+    const uuid = crypto.randomUUID();
     const {addKey} = cs.srf.locals.dbHelpers;
     const obj = Object.assign({}, cs.application);
     delete obj.requestor;
diff --git a/lib/utils/place-outdial.js b/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
index 59414320..b4649b90 100644
--- a/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
+++ b/lib/utils/place-outdial.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const deepcopy = require('deepcopy');
 const moment = require('moment');
 const stripCodecs = require('./strip-ancillary-codecs');
 const RootSpan = require('./call-tracer');
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const HttpRequestor = require('./http-requestor');
 const WsRequestor = require('./ws-requestor');
 const {makeOpusFirst, removeVideoSdp} = require('./sdp-utils');
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SingleDialer extends Emitter {
 
     this.callGone = false;
 
-    this.callSid = uuidv4();
+    this.callSid = crypto.randomUUID();
     this.dialTask = dialTask;
     this.onHoldMusic = onHoldMusic;
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/sbc-pinger.js b/lib/utils/sbc-pinger.js
index f66e82f1..729dcb5c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sbc-pinger.js
+++ b/lib/utils/sbc-pinger.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {LifeCycleEvents, FS_UUID_SET_NAME} = require('./constants');
 const Emitter = require('events');
 const debug = require('debug')('jambonz:feature-server');
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
       logger.info('disabling OPTIONS pings since we are running as a kubernetes service');
       const {srf} = require('../..');
       const {addToSet} = srf.locals.dbHelpers;
-      const uuid = srf.locals.fsUUID = uuidv4();
+      const uuid = srf.locals.fsUUID = crypto.randomUUID();
 
       /* in case redis is restarted, re-insert our key every so often */
       setInterval(() => {
diff --git a/lib/utils/siprec-utils.js b/lib/utils/siprec-utils.js
index bb73cebd..53c943c0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/siprec-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/siprec-utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const xmlParser = require('xml2js').parseString;
-const uuidv4 = require('uuid-random');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const parseUri = require('drachtio-srf').parseUri;
 const transform = require('sdp-transform');
 const debug = require('debug')('jambonz:feature-server');
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const parseSiprecPayload = (req, logger) => {
       const arr = /^([^]+)(m=[^]+?)(m=[^]+?)$/.exec(sdp);
       opts.sdp1 = `${arr[1]}${arr[2]}`;
       opts.sdp2 = `${arr[1]}${arr[3]}\r\n`;
-      opts.sessionId = uuidv4();
+      opts.sessionId = crypto.randomUUID();
       logger.info({ payload: req.payload }, 'SIPREC payload with no metadata (e.g. Cisco NBR)');
       resolve(opts);
     } else if (!sdp || !meta) {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const parseSiprecPayload = (req, logger) => {
       if (err) { throw err; }
 
       opts.recordingData = result ;
-      opts.sessionId = uuidv4() ;
+      opts.sessionId = crypto.randomUUID();
 
       const arr = /^([^]+)(m=[^]+?)(m=[^]+?)$/.exec(sdp) ;
       opts.sdp1 = `${arr[1]}${arr[2]}` ;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 30778896..0e04fb86 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
         "sinon": "^17.0.1",
         "to-snake-case": "^1.0.0",
         "undici": "^7.5.0",
-        "uuid-random": "^1.3.2",
         "verify-aws-sns-signature": "^0.1.0",
         "ws": "^8.18.0",
         "xml2js": "^0.6.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 389cd5db..1d7a5474 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     "sinon": "^17.0.1",
     "to-snake-case": "^1.0.0",
     "undici": "^7.5.0",
-    "uuid-random": "^1.3.2",
     "verify-aws-sns-signature": "^0.1.0",
     "ws": "^8.18.0",
     "xml2js": "^0.6.2"