diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df4da5f8cce40..0ed1ed6324896 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "@types/node": "18",
     "@types/sinon": "^10.0.6",
     "@types/temp": "^0.9.1",
-    "@types/uuid": "^7.0.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.8.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin-tslint": "^4.8.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.8.1",
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@
     "typedoc": "^0.22.11",
     "typedoc-plugin-external-module-map": "1.3.2",
     "typescript": "~4.5.5",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "yargs": "^15.3.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 7c642850c2f28..8678059ca038f 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.6",
     "@types/route-parser": "^0.1.1",
     "@types/safer-buffer": "^2.1.0",
+    "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.5",
     "@types/yargs": "^15",
     "@vscode/codicons": "*",
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
     "safer-buffer": "^2.1.2",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.3",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.5.3",
-    "uuid": "^8.3.2",
+    "uuid": "^9.0.1",
     "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "^3.17.2",
     "vscode-uri": "^2.1.1",
     "ws": "^8.14.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/tooltip-service.tsx b/packages/core/src/browser/tooltip-service.tsx
index 67fbc10285b56..0857960a434be 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/tooltip-service.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/tooltip-service.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';
 import { ReactRenderer, RendererHost } from './widgets/react-renderer';
 import { CorePreferences } from './core-preferences';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '../common/uuid';
 
 export const TooltipService = Symbol('TooltipService');
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class TooltipServiceImpl extends ReactRenderer implements TooltipService
         @inject(RendererHost) @optional() host?: RendererHost
     ) {
         super(host);
-        this.tooltipId = v4();
+        this.tooltipId = generateUuid();
     }
 
     @postConstruct()
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/index.ts b/packages/core/src/common/index.ts
index a3f5aeb125e57..ada952513f326 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/index.ts
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ export * from './strings';
 export * from './telemetry';
 export * from './types';
 export { default as URI } from './uri';
+export * from './uuid';
 export * from './view-column';
 export * from './version';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/uuid.ts b/packages/core/src/common/uuid.ts
index 1994e29282d30..41561cebc593a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/uuid.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/uuid.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 // based on https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/1.72.2/src/vs/base/common/uuid.ts
 
-import { v5 } from 'uuid';
+import { v4, v5 } from 'uuid';
 
 const _UUIDPattern = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i;
 
@@ -29,76 +29,9 @@ export function isUUID(value: string): boolean {
     return _UUIDPattern.test(value);
 }
 
-declare const crypto: undefined | {
-    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Crypto/getRandomValues#browser_compatibility
-    getRandomValues?(data: Uint8Array): Uint8Array;
-    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Crypto/randomUUID#browser_compatibility
-    randomUUID?(): string;
-};
-
-export const generateUuid = (function (): () => string {
-
-    // use `randomUUID` if possible
-    if (typeof crypto === 'object' && typeof crypto.randomUUID === 'function') {
-        return crypto.randomUUID.bind(crypto);
-    }
-
-    // use `randomValues` if possible
-    let getRandomValues: (bucket: Uint8Array) => Uint8Array;
-    if (typeof crypto === 'object' && typeof crypto.getRandomValues === 'function') {
-        getRandomValues = crypto.getRandomValues.bind(crypto);
-
-    } else {
-        getRandomValues = function (bucket: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
-            for (let i = 0; i < bucket.length; i++) {
-                bucket[i] = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
-            }
-            return bucket;
-        };
-    }
-
-    // prep-work
-    const _data = new Uint8Array(16);
-    const _hex: string[] = [];
-    for (let i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
-        _hex.push(i.toString(16).padStart(2, '0'));
-    }
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-shadow
-    return function generateUuid(): string {
-        // get data
-        getRandomValues(_data);
-
-        // set version bits
-        _data[6] = (_data[6] & 0x0f) | 0x40;
-        _data[8] = (_data[8] & 0x3f) | 0x80;
-
-        // print as string
-        let i = 0;
-        let result = '';
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += '-';
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += '-';
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += '-';
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += '-';
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        result += _hex[_data[i++]];
-        return result;
-    };
-})();
+export function generateUuid(): string {
+    return v4();
+}
 
 const NAMESPACE = '4c90ee4f-d952-44b1-83ca-f04121ab8e05';
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/electron-main/electron-main-application-module.ts b/packages/core/src/electron-main/electron-main-application-module.ts
index 0148dbc6fd77c..a512efb722012 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/electron-main/electron-main-application-module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/electron-main/electron-main-application-module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // *****************************************************************************
 
 import { ContainerModule } from 'inversify';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '../common/uuid';
 import { bindContributionProvider } from '../common/contribution-provider';
 import { RpcConnectionHandler } from '../common/messaging/proxy-factory';
 import { ElectronSecurityToken } from '../electron-common/electron-token';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { ElectronSecurityTokenService } from './electron-security-token-service'
 import { ElectronMessagingService } from './messaging/electron-messaging-service';
 import { ElectronConnectionHandler } from './messaging/electron-connection-handler';
 
-const electronSecurityToken: ElectronSecurityToken = { value: v4() };
+const electronSecurityToken: ElectronSecurityToken = { value: generateUuid() };
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 (global as any)[ElectronSecurityToken] = electronSecurityToken;
 
diff --git a/packages/filesystem/package.json b/packages/filesystem/package.json
index fa832e1cfca3e..05cb26103fa10 100644
--- a/packages/filesystem/package.json
+++ b/packages/filesystem/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "@types/multer": "^1.4.7",
     "@types/rimraf": "^2.0.2",
     "@types/tar-fs": "^1.16.1",
-    "@types/uuid": "^7.0.3",
     "async-mutex": "^0.3.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
     "browserfs": "^1.4.3",
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
     "stat-mode": "^1.0.0",
     "tar-fs": "^1.16.2",
     "trash": "^7.2.0",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "vscode-languageserver-textdocument": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.spec.ts b/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.spec.ts
index 641d8342d2fe3..a2c84055175b2 100644
--- a/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { equal, fail } from 'assert';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import * as temp from 'temp';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { FilePermission, FileSystemProviderCapabilities, FileSystemProviderError, FileSystemProviderErrorCode } from '../common/files';
 import { DiskFileSystemProvider } from './disk-file-system-provider';
 import { bindFileSystemWatcherServer } from './filesystem-backend-module';
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('disk-file-system-provider', () => {
     describe('stat', () => {
         it("should omit the 'permissions' property of the stat if the file can be both read and write", async () => {
             const tempDirPath = tracked.mkdirSync();
-            const tempFilePath = join(tempDirPath, `${v4()}.txt`);
+            const tempFilePath = join(tempDirPath, `${generateUuid()}.txt`);
             await fs.writeFile(tempFilePath, 'some content', { encoding: 'utf8' });
 
             let content = await fs.readFile(tempFilePath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('disk-file-system-provider', () => {
 
         it("should set the 'permissions' property to `Readonly` if the file can be read but not write", async () => {
             const tempDirPath = tracked.mkdirSync();
-            const tempFilePath = join(tempDirPath, `${v4()}.txt`);
+            const tempFilePath = join(tempDirPath, `${generateUuid()}.txt`);
             await fs.writeFile(tempFilePath, 'readonly content', {
                 encoding: 'utf8',
             });
diff --git a/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.ts b/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.ts
index de2132e8a7886..9aad02ded5ecb 100644
--- a/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/filesystem/src/node/disk-file-system-provider.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 import { injectable, inject, postConstruct } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { basename, dirname, normalize, join } from 'path';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import {
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ export class DiskFileSystemProvider implements Disposable,
 
     protected async rimrafMove(path: string): Promise<void> {
         try {
-            const pathInTemp = join(os.tmpdir(), v4());
+            const pathInTemp = join(os.tmpdir(), generateUuid());
             try {
                 await promisify(rename)(path, pathInTemp);
             } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/filesystem/src/node/download/file-download-handler.ts b/packages/filesystem/src/node/download/file-download-handler.ts
index 7a54513e6bcae..5ebf73e627da7 100644
--- a/packages/filesystem/src/node/download/file-download-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/filesystem/src/node/download/file-download-handler.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as fs from '@theia/core/shared/fs-extra';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { Request, Response } from '@theia/core/shared/express';
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { OK, BAD_REQUEST, METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, NOT_FOUND, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE, PARTIAL_CONTENT } from 'http-status-codes';
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ export abstract class FileDownloadHandler {
             end: (isNaN(end) || end > statSize - 1) ? (statSize - 1) : end
         };
     }
-    protected async archive(inputPath: string, outputPath: string = path.join(os.tmpdir(), v4()), entries?: string[]): Promise<string> {
+    protected async archive(inputPath: string, outputPath: string = path.join(os.tmpdir(), generateUuid()), entries?: string[]): Promise<string> {
         await this.directoryArchiver.archive(inputPath, outputPath, entries);
         return outputPath;
     }
 
-    protected async createTempDir(downloadId: string = v4()): Promise<string> {
+    protected async createTempDir(downloadId: string = generateUuid()): Promise<string> {
         const outputPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), downloadId);
         await fs.mkdir(outputPath);
         return outputPath;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class SingleFileDownloadHandler extends FileDownloadHandler {
             return;
         }
         try {
-            const downloadId = v4();
+            const downloadId = generateUuid();
             const options: PrepareDownloadOptions = { filePath, downloadId, remove: false };
             if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
                 await this.prepareDownload(request, response, options);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export class MultiFileDownloadHandler extends FileDownloadHandler {
             }
         }
         try {
-            const downloadId = v4();
+            const downloadId = generateUuid();
             const outputRootPath = await this.createTempDir(downloadId);
             const distinctUris = Array.from(new Set(body.uris.map(uri => new URI(uri))));
             const tarPaths = [];
diff --git a/packages/mini-browser/package.json b/packages/mini-browser/package.json
index 8f6ee15eb0961..d9bcf8a352759 100644
--- a/packages/mini-browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/mini-browser/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "@types/mime-types": "^2.1.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.18",
     "pdfobject": "^2.0.201604172",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "vhost": "^3.0.2"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/mini-browser/src/browser/environment/mini-browser-environment.ts b/packages/mini-browser/src/browser/environment/mini-browser-environment.ts
index f5253f43708d6..b13b910d5638d 100644
--- a/packages/mini-browser/src/browser/environment/mini-browser-environment.ts
+++ b/packages/mini-browser/src/browser/environment/mini-browser-environment.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Endpoint, FrontendApplicationContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/brows
 import { EnvVariablesServer } from '@theia/core/lib/common/env-variables';
 import { environment } from '@theia/core/shared/@theia/application-package/lib/environment';
 import { inject, injectable, postConstruct } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { MiniBrowserEndpoint } from '../../common/mini-browser-endpoint';
 
 /**
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class MiniBrowserEnvironment implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
      * Throws if `hostPatternPromise` is not yet resolved.
      */
     getRandomEndpoint(): Endpoint {
-        return this.getEndpoint(v4());
+        return this.getEndpoint(generateUuid());
     }
 
     protected async getHostPattern(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/notebook/package.json b/packages/notebook/package.json
index 5325113d98608..188c1096f41c7 100644
--- a/packages/notebook/package.json
+++ b/packages/notebook/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "@theia/editor": "1.46.0",
     "@theia/filesystem": "1.46.0",
     "@theia/monaco": "1.46.0",
-    "react-perfect-scrollbar": "^1.5.8",
-    "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+    "react-perfect-scrollbar": "^1.5.8"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/notebook/src/browser/service/notebook-execution-state-service.ts b/packages/notebook/src/browser/service/notebook-execution-state-service.ts
index 3512293d78b4b..5ac7645373be9 100644
--- a/packages/notebook/src/browser/service/notebook-execution-state-service.ts
+++ b/packages/notebook/src/browser/service/notebook-execution-state-service.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { Disposable, DisposableCollection, Emitter, URI } from '@theia/core';
+import { Disposable, DisposableCollection, Emitter, URI, generateUuid } from '@theia/core';
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { NotebookService } from './notebook-service';
 import {
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../common';
 import { CellPartialInternalMetadataEditByHandle, CellEditOperation } from '../notebook-types';
 import { NotebookModel } from '../view-model/notebook-model';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 
 export type CellExecuteUpdate = CellExecuteOutputEdit | CellExecuteOutputItemEdit | CellExecutionStateUpdate;
 
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ export class CellExecution implements Disposable {
             editType: CellEditType.PartialInternalMetadata,
             handle: this.cellHandle,
             internalMetadata: {
-                executionId: v4(),
+                executionId: generateUuid(),
                 runStartTime: undefined,
                 runEndTime: undefined,
                 lastRunSuccess: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/package.json b/packages/plugin-ext/package.json
index f1ccdb48d1986..9db620bcb8cdf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "mime": "^2.4.4",
     "ps-tree": "^1.2.0",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "vhost": "^3.0.2",
     "vscode-textmate": "^9.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/comments/comments-main.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/comments/comments-main.ts
index 4aab5f5d45914..c4e6051be9764 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/comments/comments-main.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/comments/comments-main.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { URI } from '@theia/core/shared/vscode-uri';
 import { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { RPCProtocol } from '../../../common/rpc-protocol';
 import { interfaces } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { CommentsContribution } from './comments-contribution';
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export class CommentsMainImp implements CommentsMain {
     }
 
     $registerCommentController(handle: number, id: string, label: string): void {
-        const providerId = uuidv4();
+        const providerId = generateUuid();
         this.handlers.set(handle, providerId);
 
         const provider = new CommentController(this.proxy, this.commentService, handle, providerId, id, label, {});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
index 245ab57cb1e29..838c3ad08b162 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/custom-editors/custom-editor-opener.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 import { ApplicationShell, OpenHandler, Widget, WidgetManager, WidgetOpenerOptions } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { CustomEditor, CustomEditorPriority, CustomEditorSelector } from '../../../common';
 import { CustomEditorWidget } from './custom-editor-widget';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { Emitter } from '@theia/core';
 import { match } from '@theia/core/lib/common/glob';
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class CustomEditorOpener implements OpenHandler {
             const uriString = uri.toString();
             let widgetPromise = this.pendingWidgetPromises.get(uriString);
             if (!widgetPromise) {
-                const id = v4();
+                const id = generateUuid();
                 widgetPromise = this.widgetManager.getOrCreateWidget<CustomEditorWidget>(CustomEditorWidget.FACTORY_ID, { id });
                 this.pendingWidgetPromises.set(uriString, widgetPromise);
                 widget = await widgetPromise;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/renderers/cell-output-webview.tsx b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/renderers/cell-output-webview.tsx
index dbf7179be3df1..c0be337bfe6d1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/renderers/cell-output-webview.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/renderers/cell-output-webview.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import * as React from '@theia/core/shared/react';
 import { inject, injectable, interfaces, postConstruct } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { NotebookRendererMessagingService, CellOutputWebview, NotebookRendererRegistry, NotebookEditorWidgetService, NotebookCellOutputsSplice } from '@theia/notebook/lib/browser';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { NotebookCellModel } from '@theia/notebook/lib/browser/view-model/notebook-cell-model';
 import { WebviewWidget } from '../../webview/webview';
 import { Message, WidgetManager } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class CellOutputWebviewImpl implements CellOutputWebview, Disposable {
     @inject(QuickPickService)
     protected readonly quickPickService: QuickPickService;
 
-    readonly id = v4();
+    readonly id = generateUuid();
 
     protected readonly elementRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
     protected outputPresentationListeners: DisposableCollection = new DisposableCollection();
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/view/plugin-view-registry.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/view/plugin-view-registry.ts
index f11ad8383cfc7..4da0239b8ad4c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/view/plugin-view-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/view/plugin-view-registry.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { TEST_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID } from '@theia/test/lib/browser/view/test-view-c
 import { WebviewView, WebviewViewResolver } from '../webview-views/webview-views';
 import { WebviewWidget, WebviewWidgetIdentifier } from '../webview/webview';
 import { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core';
 import { TheiaDockPanel } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/theia-dock-panel';
 import { Deferred } from '@theia/core/lib/common/promise-util';
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ export class PluginViewRegistry implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
     protected async createNewWebviewView(viewId: string): Promise<WebviewView> {
         const webview = await this.widgetManager.getOrCreateWidget<WebviewWidget>(
             WebviewWidget.FACTORY_ID, <WebviewWidgetIdentifier>{
-                id: v4(),
+                id: generateUuid(),
                 viewId,
             });
         webview.setContentOptions({ allowScripts: true });
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/node/errors.spec.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/node/errors.spec.ts
index 56a20052ba287..b013492a91296 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/node/errors.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/node/errors.spec.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 import { rejects } from 'assert';
 import { strictEqual } from 'assert/strict';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { isENOENT } from '../../common/errors';
 
 describe('errors', () => {
     describe('errno-exception', () => {
         it('should be ENOENT error', async () => {
-            await rejects(fs.readFile(v4()), reason => isENOENT(reason));
+            await rejects(fs.readFile(generateUuid()), reason => isENOENT(reason));
         });
 
         it('should not be ENOENT error (no code)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/debug/debug-ext.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/debug/debug-ext.ts
index d982385f30b82..af9486cab4dca 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/debug/debug-ext.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/debug/debug-ext.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { DEBUG_SCHEME, SCHEME_PATTERN } from '@theia/debug/lib/common/debug-uri-
 import { Disposable, Breakpoint as BreakpointExt, SourceBreakpoint, FunctionBreakpoint, Location, Range, URI as URIImpl } from '../types-impl';
 import { PluginDebugAdapterSession } from './plugin-debug-adapter-session';
 import { PluginDebugAdapterTracker } from './plugin-debug-adapter-tracker';
-import uuid = require('uuid');
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { DebugAdapter } from '@theia/debug/lib/common/debug-model';
 import { PluginDebugAdapterCreator } from './plugin-debug-adapter-creator';
 import { NodeDebugAdapterCreator } from '../node/debug/plugin-node-debug-adapter-creator';
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export class DebugExtImpl implements DebugExt {
     }
 
     async $createDebugSession(debugConfiguration: DebugConfiguration, workspaceFolderUri: string | undefined): Promise<string> {
-        const sessionId = uuid.v4();
+        const sessionId = generateUuid();
 
         const parentSession = debugConfiguration.parentSessionId ? this.sessions.get(debugConfiguration.parentSessionId) : undefined;
         const theiaSession: theia.DebugSession = {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/env.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/env.ts
index 5913179816f87..14d2bda0b9878 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/env.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/env.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import * as theia from '@theia/plugin';
 import { RPCProtocol } from '../common/rpc-protocol';
 import { EnvMain, PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT } from '../common/plugin-api-rpc';
 import { QueryParameters } from '../common/env';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 
 @injectable()
 export abstract class EnvExtImpl {
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export abstract class EnvExtImpl {
     private _remoteName: string | undefined;
 
     constructor() {
-        this.envSessionId = v4();
-        this.envMachineId = v4();
+        this.envSessionId = generateUuid();
+        this.envMachineId = generateUuid();
         this._remoteName = undefined;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/languages/diagnostics.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/languages/diagnostics.ts
index ea74544b09ea2..5710b5bf804e6 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/languages/diagnostics.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/languages/diagnostics.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { MarkerData } from '../../common/plugin-api-rpc-model';
 import { RPCProtocol } from '../../common/rpc-protocol';
 import { PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT, LanguagesMain } from '../../common/plugin-api-rpc';
 import { URI } from '@theia/core/shared/vscode-uri';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 
 export class DiagnosticCollection implements theia.DiagnosticCollection {
     private static DIAGNOSTICS_PRIORITY = [
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export class Diagnostics {
     }
 
     private getNextId(): string {
-        return v4();
+        return generateUuid();
     }
 
     private getAllDiagnosticsForResource(uri: URI): theia.Diagnostic[] {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/env-node-ext.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/env-node-ext.ts
index 18ac72b3038d0..92e3f2b594d18 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/env-node-ext.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/env-node-ext.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import * as mac from 'macaddress';
 import { EnvExtImpl } from '../env';
 import { createHash } from 'crypto';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import fs = require('fs');
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class EnvNodeExtImpl extends EnvExtImpl {
 
         mac.one((err, macAddress) => {
             if (err) {
-                this.macMachineId = v4();
+                this.macMachineId = generateUuid();
             } else {
                 this.macMachineId = createHash('sha256').update(macAddress, 'utf8').digest('hex');
             }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/preference-registry.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/preference-registry.ts
index 7d579ce1c5ef7..29863cfb265b6 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/preference-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/preference-registry.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { IConfigurationOverrides } from '@theia/monaco-editor-core/esm/vs/platfo
 import { Configuration, ConfigurationModel, ConfigurationModelParser } from '@theia/monaco-editor-core/esm/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationModels';
 import { Workspace, WorkspaceFolder } from '@theia/monaco-editor-core/esm/vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import * as theia from '@theia/plugin';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import {
     PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT, PreferenceChangeExt, PreferenceData, PreferenceRegistryExt,
     PreferenceRegistryMain
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function lookUp(tree: any, key: string): any {
 export class TheiaWorkspace extends Workspace {
     constructor(ext: WorkspaceExtImpl) {
         const folders = (ext.workspaceFolders ?? []).map(folder => new WorkspaceFolder(folder));
-        super(v4(), folders, false, ext.workspaceFile ?? null, () => isOSX || isWindows);
+        super(generateUuid(), folders, false, ext.workspaceFile ?? null, () => isOSX || isWindows);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tests.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tests.ts
index 9f1083651123b..48106408d3d47 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tests.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/tests.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { isDefined } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
 import { TestingExt, PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT, TestingMain } from '../common/plugin-api-rpc';
 import { CommandRegistryImpl } from './command-registry';
 import { RPCProtocol } from '../common/rpc-protocol';
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import * as Convert from './type-converters';
 import { TestItemImpl, TestItemCollection } from './test-item';
 import { AccumulatingTreeDeltaEmitter, TreeDelta } from '@theia/test/lib/common/tree-delta';
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class TestRun implements theia.TestRun {
         readonly name: string,
         readonly isPersisted: boolean,
         isRunning: boolean) {
-        this.id = uuidv4();
+        this.id = generateUuid();
 
         this.tokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
         this.token = this.tokenSource.token;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/webviews.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/webviews.ts
index 72a2e903fb656..5ad4356ad832b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/webviews.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/webviews.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
 // *****************************************************************************
 
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid, hashValue } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import { inject, injectable, postConstruct } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { Plugin, WebviewsExt, WebviewPanelViewState, WebviewsMain, PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT, WebviewInitData, /* WebviewsMain, PLUGIN_RPC_CONTEXT  */ } from '../common/plugin-api-rpc';
 import * as theia from '@theia/plugin';
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { fromViewColumn, toViewColumn, toWebviewPanelShowOptions } from './type-
 import { Disposable, WebviewPanelTargetArea, URI } from './types-impl';
 import { WorkspaceExtImpl } from './workspace';
 import { PluginIconPath } from './plugin-icon-path';
-import { hashValue } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 
 @injectable()
 export class WebviewsExtImpl implements WebviewsExt {
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ export class WebviewsExtImpl implements WebviewsExt {
         options: theia.WebviewPanelOptions & theia.WebviewOptions,
         plugin: Plugin
     ): theia.WebviewPanel {
-        const viewId = v4();
+        const viewId = generateUuid();
         const webviewShowOptions = toWebviewPanelShowOptions(showOptions);
         const webviewOptions = WebviewImpl.toWebviewOptions(options, this.workspace, plugin);
         this.proxy.$createWebviewPanel(viewId, viewType, title, webviewShowOptions, webviewOptions);
diff --git a/packages/remote/package.json b/packages/remote/package.json
index 770098e651bcd..cd52c26ea0ccb 100644
--- a/packages/remote/package.json
+++ b/packages/remote/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
     "ssh2": "^1.12.0",
     "ssh2-sftp-client": "^9.1.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.3",
-    "socket.io-client": "^4.5.3",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0"
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.5.3"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/remote/src/electron-node/ssh/remote-ssh-connection-provider.ts b/packages/remote/src/electron-node/ssh/remote-ssh-connection-provider.ts
index 3de1a97bea596..a0b20e321c235 100644
--- a/packages/remote/src/electron-node/ssh/remote-ssh-connection-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/remote/src/electron-node/ssh/remote-ssh-connection-provider.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { RemoteConnection, RemoteExecOptions, RemoteExecResult, RemoteExecTester
 import { Deferred, timeout } from '@theia/core/lib/common/promise-util';
 import { SSHIdentityFileCollector, SSHKey } from './ssh-identity-file-collector';
 import { RemoteSetupService } from '../setup/remote-setup-service';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 
 @injectable()
 export class RemoteSSHConnectionProviderImpl implements RemoteSSHConnectionProvider {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class RemoteSSHConnectionProviderImpl implements RemoteSSHConnectionProvi
             .on('ready', async () => {
                 const connection = new RemoteSSHConnection({
                     client: sshClient,
-                    id: v4(),
+                    id: generateUuid(),
                     name: hostUrl.hostname,
                     type: 'SSH'
                 });
diff --git a/packages/typehierarchy/package.json b/packages/typehierarchy/package.json
index 5df8530b51a38..4efab626c0c08 100644
--- a/packages/typehierarchy/package.json
+++ b/packages/typehierarchy/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Theia - Type Hierarchy Extension",
   "dependencies": {
     "@theia/core": "1.46.0",
-    "@theia/editor": "1.46.0",
-    "@types/uuid": "^7.0.3",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0"
+    "@theia/editor": "1.46.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/typehierarchy/src/browser/tree/typehierarchy-tree.ts b/packages/typehierarchy/src/browser/tree/typehierarchy-tree.ts
index 517fe17ebc3e4..65aaaa016e965 100644
--- a/packages/typehierarchy/src/browser/tree/typehierarchy-tree.ts
+++ b/packages/typehierarchy/src/browser/tree/typehierarchy-tree.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
 import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { generateUuid } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uuid';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 import { Location } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor';
 import { TreeDecoration, DecoratedTreeNode } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/tree/tree-decorator';
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export namespace TypeHierarchyTree {
                 resolved = true;
             }
             const node = {
-                id: v4(),
+                id: generateUuid(),
                 name: item.name,
                 description: item.detail,
                 parent: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/vsx-registry/package.json b/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
index 9cb6671888d99..49ed7002fcbd4 100644
--- a/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
+++ b/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
     "@theia/workspace": "1.46.0",
     "luxon": "^2.4.0",
     "p-debounce": "^2.1.0",
-    "semver": "^7.5.4",
-    "uuid": "^8.0.0"
+    "semver": "^7.5.4"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7d7a29d8e2fa7..944fc49ab9b01 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2272,10 +2272,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/uuid@^7.0.3":
-  version "7.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.6.tgz#455e838428ae709f82c85c677dcf5115f2061ac1"
-  integrity sha512-U/wu4HTp6T2dUmKqDtOUKS9cYhawuf8txqKF3Jp1iMDG8fP5HtjSldcN0g4m+/h7XHU1to1/HDCT0qeeUiu0EA==
+"@types/uuid@^9.0.8":
+  version "9.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.8.tgz#7545ba4fc3c003d6c756f651f3bf163d8f0f29ba"
+  integrity sha512-jg+97EGIcY9AGHJJRaaPVgetKDsrTgbRjQ5Msgjh/DQKEFl0DtyRr/VCOyD1T2R1MNeWPK/u7JoGhlDZnKBAfA==
 
 "@types/vscode-notebook-renderer@^1.72.0":
   version "1.72.1"
@@ -11629,12 +11629,12 @@ uuid@^7.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz#c5c9f2c8cf25dc0a372c4df1441c41f5bd0c680b"
   integrity sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg==
 
-uuid@^8.0.0, uuid@^8.3.2:
+uuid@^8.3.2:
   version "8.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz#80d5b5ced271bb9af6c445f21a1a04c606cefbe2"
   integrity sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==
 
-uuid@^9.0.0:
+uuid@^9.0.0, uuid@^9.0.1:
   version "9.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.1.tgz#e188d4c8853cc722220392c424cd637f32293f30"
   integrity sha512-b+1eJOlsR9K8HJpow9Ok3fiWOWSIcIzXodvv0rQjVoOVNpWMpxf1wZNpt4y9h10odCNrqnYp1OBzRktckBe3sA==