diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index ce2a985efa..f32ffffb6c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.1.1-alpha.6",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.151",
-    "@types/uuid": "^7.0.3",
+    "@types/uuid": "^8.0.0",
     "@types/yup": "^0.28.2",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "^3.0.3",
     "supertest": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c2398e238c..a255b7355c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4510,10 +4510,10 @@
   dependencies:
     source-map "^0.6.1"
 
-"@types/uuid@^7.0.3":
-  version "7.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz#45cd03e98e758f8581c79c535afbd4fc27ba7ac8"
-  integrity sha512-PUdqTZVrNYTNcIhLHkiaYzoOIaUi5LFg/XLerAdgvwQrUCx+oSbtoBze1AMyvYbcwzUSNC+Isl58SM4Sm/6COw==
+"@types/uuid@^8.0.0":
+  version "8.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-8.0.0.tgz#165aae4819ad2174a17476dbe66feebd549556c0"
+  integrity sha512-xSQfNcvOiE5f9dyd4Kzxbof1aTrLobL278pGLKOZI6esGfZ7ts9Ka16CzIN6Y8hFHE1C7jIBZokULhK1bOgjRw==
 
 "@types/webpack-dev-server@*", "@types/webpack-dev-server@^3.10.0":
   version "3.10.1"