diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c14922e7..4cd89322 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-
 ### Fixed
 - [python] Add a LICENSE file for Python ([#278](https://github.com/cucumber/messages/pull/278))
 - [.NET] Fix NuGet package generation
 
+### Removed
+- [JavaScript] Remove dependency on `uuid` package ([#284](https://github.com/cucumber/messages/pull/284)
+
 ## [27.2.0] - 2025-01-31
 ### Added
 - [python] Added Python implementation ([#165](https://github.com/cucumber/messages/pull/165))
diff --git a/javascript/package-lock.json b/javascript/package-lock.json
index 88962ca5..34595616 100644
--- a/javascript/package-lock.json
+++ b/javascript/package-lock.json
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
       "version": "27.2.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
         "class-transformer": "0.5.1",
-        "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
-        "uuid": "11.0.5"
+        "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
@@ -206,11 +204,6 @@
         "undici-types": "~6.20.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/uuid": {
-      "version": "10.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-10.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7gqG38EyHgyP1S+7+xomFtL+ZNHcKv6DwNaCZmJmo1vgMugyF3TCnXVg4t1uk89mLNwnLtnY3TpOpCOyp1/xHQ=="
-    },
     "node_modules/acorn": {
       "version": "8.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.7.1.tgz",
@@ -1625,18 +1618,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "11.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-508e6IcKLrhxKdBbcA2b4KQZlLVp2+J5UwQ6F7Drckkc5N9ZJwFa4TgWtsww9UG8fGHbm6gbV19TdM5pQ4GaIA==",
-      "funding": [
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
-      ],
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/v8-compile-cache-lib": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1930,11 +1911,6 @@
         "undici-types": "~6.20.0"
       }
     },
-    "@types/uuid": {
-      "version": "10.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-10.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7gqG38EyHgyP1S+7+xomFtL+ZNHcKv6DwNaCZmJmo1vgMugyF3TCnXVg4t1uk89mLNwnLtnY3TpOpCOyp1/xHQ=="
-    },
     "acorn": {
       "version": "8.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.7.1.tgz",
@@ -2971,11 +2947,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "uuid": {
-      "version": "11.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-508e6IcKLrhxKdBbcA2b4KQZlLVp2+J5UwQ6F7Drckkc5N9ZJwFa4TgWtsww9UG8fGHbm6gbV19TdM5pQ4GaIA=="
-    },
     "v8-compile-cache-lib": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/javascript/package.json b/javascript/package.json
index 4bba3f49..8508e1e8 100644
--- a/javascript/package.json
+++ b/javascript/package.json
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build && npm run copy-schemas"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
     "class-transformer": "0.5.1",
-    "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
-    "uuid": "11.0.5"
+    "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
diff --git a/javascript/src/IdGenerator.ts b/javascript/src/IdGenerator.ts
index 5240abb7..81cd8ddc 100644
--- a/javascript/src/IdGenerator.ts
+++ b/javascript/src/IdGenerator.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-
 export type NewId = () => string
 
 export function uuid(): NewId {
-  return () => uuidv4()
+  return () => crypto.randomUUID()
 }
 
 export function incrementing(): NewId {
diff --git a/javascript/test/IdGeneratorTest.ts b/javascript/test/IdGeneratorTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ca8ab7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/test/IdGeneratorTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import assert from "node:assert"
+import {IdGenerator} from "../src/index.js"
+
+describe('IdGenerator', () => {
+  it('generates uuids', () => {
+    const generator = IdGenerator.uuid()
+    const result = generator()
+    assert.equal(result.length, 36)
+  });
+
+  it('increments ids', () => {
+    const generator = IdGenerator.incrementing()
+    assert.equal(generator(), '0')
+    assert.equal(generator(), '1')
+    assert.equal(generator(), '2')
+  })
+})
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