diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4c12776e9..a1779a133 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@ serde_json = "1.0.120"
 
 # other crates
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
+uuid = { version = "1.17.0" }
 zerocopy = { version = "0.8.24", default-features = false }
diff --git a/arch/Cargo.toml b/arch/Cargo.toml
index f5a3b6a4b..4c068d131 100644
--- a/arch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arch/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ linux-loader = { workspace = true, features = ["bzimage", "elf", "pe"] }
 log = "0.4.22"
 serde = { version = "1.0.208", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-uuid = "1.17.0"
+uuid = { workspace = true }
 vm-memory = { workspace = true, features = ["backend-bitmap", "backend-mmap"] }
 vm-migration = { path = "../vm-migration" }
 vmm-sys-util = { workspace = true, features = ["with-serde"] }
diff --git a/block/Cargo.toml b/block/Cargo.toml
index 2dd00d91e..2603eacd9 100644
--- a/block/Cargo.toml
+++ b/block/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ remain = "0.2.14"
 serde = { version = "1.0.208", features = ["derive"] }
 smallvec = "1.13.2"
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-uuid = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["v4"] }
+uuid = { workspace = true }
 virtio-bindings = { workspace = true, features = ["virtio-v5_0_0"] }
 virtio-queue = { workspace = true }
 vm-memory = { workspace = true, features = [
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index a7184a9f4..342260c0d 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ serial_buffer = { path = "../serial_buffer" }
 signal-hook = "0.3.18"
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tracer = { path = "../tracer" }
-uuid = "1.17.0"
+uuid = { workspace = true }
 vfio-ioctls = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 vfio_user = { workspace = true }
 virtio-bindings = { workspace = true }