diff --git a/.github/workflows/bosh-release-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/bosh-release-checks.yaml
index 76a9c9a142..4cd38266ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bosh-release-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bosh-release-checks.yaml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
           make package-specs
       - name: Check if there is any change
         run: |
-            [ $(git status --porcelain | wc -l) -eq 0 ] || \
-            { \
-              git status;\
-              echo "::error::Specs are out of date, run \"make package-specs\" to update";\
-              exit 1;\
-            }
+          if [ "$(git status --porcelain | wc -l)" -ne 0 ]; then
+            git status
+            git diff
+            echo "::error::Specs are out of date, run \"make package-specs\" to update"
+            exit 1
+          fi
   bosh-release:
     needs: generate-gosub
     name: Create Bosh Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-updates-post-processing.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependency-updates-post-processing.yaml
index bf655fb437..6d8556ee0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-updates-post-processing.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-updates-post-processing.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 jobs:
   dependency-updates-post-processing:
-    if: github.actor == 'renovate[bot]'
     name: "Dependency Updates Post-Processing"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
@@ -65,10 +64,8 @@ jobs:
           declare -r commit_author_name="${{steps.configure_git.outputs.commit_author_name}}"
           declare -r commit_message="${{steps.configure_git.outputs.commit_subject}}"
 
-          if [[ ! "${commit_author_name}" == 'renovate[bot]' ]] \
-             || [[ "${commit_message}" == "${tidy_message}" ]]
-          then
-            echo 'This commit was not by a known bot or already an automatic `go mod tidy`! Exiting …'
+          if [[ "${commit_message}" == "${tidy_message}" ]]; then
+            echo 'This commit is already an automatic `go-mod-tidy and make package-specs`! Exiting ...'
             exit 0
           fi
 
@@ -94,7 +91,6 @@ jobs:
             git commit --message="${tidy_message}"
             git pull --rebase=true
             git push
-            gh pr review --approve
           else
             echo 'No files changed!'
           fi
diff --git a/packages/eventgenerator/spec b/packages/eventgenerator/spec
index 81bbe6bb65..4f39d39daa 100644
--- a/packages/eventgenerator/spec
+++ b/packages/eventgenerator/spec
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/reflectx/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/munnerz/goautoneg/* # gosub
-- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/idgenerator/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/model/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/* # gosub
diff --git a/packages/golangapiserver/spec b/packages/golangapiserver/spec
index c804d0f91a..fcbe7e8ac6 100644
--- a/packages/golangapiserver/spec
+++ b/packages/golangapiserver/spec
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/munnerz/goautoneg/* # gosub
-- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/conv/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/http/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/internal/httpcookie/* # gosub
diff --git a/packages/metricsforwarder/spec b/packages/metricsforwarder/spec
index ad154ec547..ffacba9478 100644
--- a/packages/metricsforwarder/spec
+++ b/packages/metricsforwarder/spec
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-logr/logr/funcr/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-logr/stdr/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql/* # gosub
+- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/google/uuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/gorilla/mux/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp/* # gosub
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd/internal/xxhash/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/munnerz/goautoneg/* # gosub
-- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/idgenerator/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/model/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/patrickmn/go-cache/* # gosub
diff --git a/packages/operator/spec b/packages/operator/spec
index 961b6f9160..5caea39400 100644
--- a/packages/operator/spec
+++ b/packages/operator/spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-logr/logr/funcr/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-logr/stdr/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql/* # gosub
+- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/google/uuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/gorilla/mux/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp/* # gosub
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/jmoiron/sqlx/reflectx/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/munnerz/goautoneg/* # gosub
-- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/idgenerator/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go/model/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/* # gosub
diff --git a/packages/scalingengine/spec b/packages/scalingengine/spec
index 7e3b23f668..0baecdb721 100644
--- a/packages/scalingengine/spec
+++ b/packages/scalingengine/spec
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ files:
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/munnerz/goautoneg/* # gosub
-- autoscaler/vendor/github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/conv/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/http/* # gosub
 - autoscaler/vendor/github.com/ogen-go/ogen/internal/httpcookie/* # gosub
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/api/broker/broker.go b/src/autoscaler/api/broker/broker.go
index cfc50fa7e3..c3bd81b975 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/api/broker/broker.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/api/broker/broker.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/db"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/brokerapi/v11/domain"
 	"github.com/pivotal-cf/brokerapi/v11/domain/apiresponses"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@ func (b *Broker) Provision(ctx context.Context, instanceID string, details domai
 	}
 
 	if policy != nil {
-		policyGuid, err := uuid.NewV4()
-		if err != nil {
-			b.logger.Error("get-default-policy-create-guid", err, lager.Data{"instanceID": instanceID})
-			return result, apiresponses.NewFailureResponse(errors.New("error generating policy guid"), http.StatusInternalServerError, "get-default-policy-create-guid")
-		}
-		policyGuidStr = policyGuid.String()
+		policyGuidStr = uuid.NewString()
 		policyBytes, err := json.Marshal(policy)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.logger.Error("marshal policy failed", err, lager.Data{"instanceID": instanceID})
@@ -460,13 +455,9 @@ func (b *Broker) determineDefaultPolicy(parameters *models.InstanceParameters, s
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", false, err
 		}
-		policyGuid, err := uuid.NewV4()
-		if err != nil {
-			b.logger.Error("determine-default-policy-create-guid", err, lager.Data{"instanceID": serviceInstance.ServiceInstanceId})
-			return newPolicy, "", false, apiresponses.NewFailureResponse(errors.New("failed to create policy guid"), http.StatusInternalServerError, "determine-default-policy-create-guidz")
-		}
+		policyGuid := uuid.NewString()
 		defaultPolicy = newPolicy
-		defaultPolicyGuid = policyGuid.String()
+		defaultPolicyGuid = policyGuid
 		defaultPolicyIsNew = true
 	}
 
@@ -516,12 +507,8 @@ func (b *Broker) Bind(ctx context.Context, instanceID string, bindingID string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
-	policyGuid, err := uuid.NewV4()
-	if err != nil {
-		b.logger.Error("get-default-policy-create-guid", err, lager.Data{"instanceID": instanceID})
-		return result, apiresponses.NewFailureResponse(errors.New("error generating policy guid"), http.StatusInternalServerError, "get-default-policy-create-guid")
-	}
-	policyGuidStr := policyGuid.String()
+
+	policyGuidStr := uuid.NewString()
 
 	// fallback to default policy if no policy was provided
 	if policy == nil {
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/api/publicapiserver/public_api_handler.go b/src/autoscaler/api/publicapiserver/public_api_handler.go
index 067508b6cb..e8c7c485f1 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/api/publicapiserver/public_api_handler.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/api/publicapiserver/public_api_handler.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/helpers"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/routes"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/helpers/handlers"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 )
 
 type PublicApiHandler struct {
@@ -135,21 +135,15 @@ func (h *PublicApiHandler) AttachScalingPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		return
 	}
 
-	policyGuid, err := uuid.NewV4()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("Failed to generate policy guid", err)
-		writeErrorResponse(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error generating policy guid")
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = h.policydb.SaveAppPolicy(r.Context(), appId, policy, policyGuid.String())
+	policyGuid := uuid.NewString()
+	err = h.policydb.SaveAppPolicy(r.Context(), appId, policy, policyGuid)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to save policy", err)
 		writeErrorResponse(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error saving policy")
 		return
 	}
 	h.logger.Info("creating/updating schedules", lager.Data{"policy": policy})
-	err = h.schedulerUtil.CreateOrUpdateSchedule(r.Context(), appId, policy, policyGuid.String())
+	err = h.schedulerUtil.CreateOrUpdateSchedule(r.Context(), appId, policy, policyGuid)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to create/update schedule", err)
 		writeErrorResponse(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/cred_helper/custom_metrics_cred_helper.go b/src/autoscaler/cred_helper/custom_metrics_cred_helper.go
index 0d7c745a09..2aa4e3dfcd 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/cred_helper/custom_metrics_cred_helper.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/cred_helper/custom_metrics_cred_helper.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/db/sqldb"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/db"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
@@ -120,16 +120,8 @@ var _ Credentials = &customMetricsCredentials{}
 func _createCredential(ctx context.Context, appId string, userProvidedCredential *models.Credential, policyDB db.PolicyDB) (*models.Credential, error) {
 	var credUsername, credPassword string
 	if userProvidedCredential == nil {
-		credUsernameUUID, err := uuid.NewV4()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		credPasswordUUID, err := uuid.NewV4()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		credUsername = credUsernameUUID.String()
-		credPassword = credPasswordUUID.String()
+		credUsername = uuid.NewString()
+		credPassword = uuid.NewString()
 	} else {
 		credUsername = userProvidedCredential.Username
 		credPassword = userProvidedCredential.Password
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/go.mod b/src/autoscaler/go.mod
index 4159d50605..222f09b4d8 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/go.mod
+++ b/src/autoscaler/go.mod
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-faster/jx v1.1.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp v0.7.7
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0
 	github.com/maxbrunsfeld/counterfeiter/v6 v6.8.1
-	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d
 	github.com/ogen-go/ogen v1.2.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.19.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.33.1
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240711041743-f6c9dda6c6da // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/go.sum b/src/autoscaler/go.sum
index b371c78c25..4234e32dcb 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/go.sum
+++ b/src/autoscaler/go.sum
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ github.com/minio/asm2plan9s v0.0.0-20200509001527-cdd76441f9d8/go.mod h1:mC1jAcs
 github.com/minio/c2goasm v0.0.0-20190812172519-36a3d3bbc4f3/go.mod h1:RagcQ7I8IeTMnF8JTXieKnO4Z6JCsikNEzj0DwauVzE=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
-github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d h1:VhgPp6v9qf9Agr/56bj7Y/xa04UccTW04VP0Qed4vnQ=
 github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d/go.mod h1:YUTz3bUH2ZwIWBy3CJBeOBEugqcmXREj14T+iG/4k4U=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8 h1:nPr65rt6Y5JFSKQO7qToXr7pePgD6Gwiw05lkbyAQTE=
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/helpers/uuid.go b/src/autoscaler/helpers/uuid.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d83d6971b3..0000000000
--- a/src/autoscaler/helpers/uuid.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package helpers
-
-import (
-	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
-)
-
-func GenerateGUID(logger lager.Logger) (string, error) {
-	guid, err := uuid.NewV4()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return guid.String(), nil
-}
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scalingengine_test.go b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scalingengine_test.go
index ac81660419..4887057abd 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scalingengine_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scalingengine_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 )
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration_GolangApi_ScalingEngine", func() {
 			"https://127.0.0.1:8888",
 			tmpDir)
 		startGolangApiServer()
-		appId = getUUID()
+		appId = uuid.NewString()
 		pathVariables = []string{appId}
 
 	})
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scheduler_test.go b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scheduler_test.go
index b54b46e088..efdba989df 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_golangapi_scheduler_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -40,9 +41,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration_GolangApi_Scheduler", func() {
 		bindingId = getRandomIdRef("bindingId")
 		binding2Id = getRandomIdRef("binding2Id")
 		binding3Id = getRandomIdRef("binding3Id")
-		appId = getUUID()
-		app2Id = getUUID()
-		app3Id = getUUID()
+		appId = uuid.NewString()
+		app2Id = uuid.NewString()
+		app3Id = uuid.NewString()
 		brokerAuth = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("broker_username:broker_password"))
 	})
 
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_operator_others_test.go b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_operator_others_test.go
index 45c3081a5f..0c9f825a22 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_operator_others_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_operator_others_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration_Operator_Others", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		httpClient = testhelpers.NewApiClient()
 
-		testAppId = getUUID()
-		testGuid = getUUID()
+		testAppId = uuid.NewString()
+		testGuid = uuid.NewString()
 		serviceInstanceId = getRandomIdRef("serviceInstId")
 		orgId = getRandomIdRef("orgId")
 		spaceId = getRandomIdRef("spaceId")
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_scheduler_scalingengine_test.go b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_scheduler_scalingengine_test.go
index 93d1d3b8be..9d8e702f53 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_scheduler_scalingengine_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_scheduler_scalingengine_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Integration_Scheduler_ScalingEngine", func() {
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		httpClient = testhelpers.NewSchedulerClient()
 
-		testAppId = getUUID()
-		testGuid = getUUID()
+		testAppId = uuid.NewString()
+		testGuid = uuid.NewString()
 		startFakeCCNOAAUAA(initInstanceCount)
 
 		scalingEngineConfPath = components.PrepareScalingEngineConfig(dbUrl, components.Ports[ScalingEngine], fakeCCNOAAUAA.URL(), defaultHttpClientTimeout, tmpDir)
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_suite_test.go b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_suite_test.go
index 450475a561..783f53905c 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_suite_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/integration/integration_suite_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/db"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/models"
 	. "code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/tedsuo/ifrit"
@@ -242,14 +242,8 @@ func getRandomIdRef(ref string) string {
 	return id
 }
 
-func getUUID() string {
-	v4, _ := uuid.NewV4()
-	return v4.String()
-}
-
 func randomBits() string {
-	randomBits := getUUID()
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(randomBits, "-", "")
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(uuid.NewString(), "-", "")
 }
 
 func testFileFragment(filename string) string {
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/operator/cmd/operator/main.go b/src/autoscaler/operator/cmd/operator/main.go
index 16424db26b..370fef6553 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/operator/cmd/operator/main.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/operator/cmd/operator/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/operator"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/operator/config"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/sync"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/clock"
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager/v3"
@@ -127,10 +128,7 @@ func main() {
 		{"application-sync", applicationSyncRunner},
 	}
 
-	guid, err := helpers.GenerateGUID(logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("failed-to-generate-guid", err)
-	}
+	guid := uuid.NewString()
 	const lockTableName = "operator_lock"
 	var lockDB db.LockDB
 	lockDB, err = sqldb.NewLockSQLDB(conf.DBLock.DB, lockTableName, logger.Session("lock-db"))
diff --git a/src/autoscaler/scalingengine/cmd/scalingengine/scalingengine_suite_test.go b/src/autoscaler/scalingengine/cmd/scalingengine/scalingengine_suite_test.go
index a6c4517df3..c728d943a0 100644
--- a/src/autoscaler/scalingengine/cmd/scalingengine/scalingengine_suite_test.go
+++ b/src/autoscaler/scalingengine/cmd/scalingengine/scalingengine_suite_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ package main_test
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
-
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/cf/mocks"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	. "code.cloudfoundry.org/app-autoscaler/src/autoscaler/testhelpers"
 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ var _ = SynchronizedBeforeSuite(
 		enginePath = string(pathBytes)
 
 		ccUAA = mocks.NewServer()
-		appId = getUUID()
+		appId = uuid.NewString()
 		ccUAA.Add().
 			Info(ccUAA.URL()).
 			GetApp(models.AppStatusStarted, http.StatusOK, "test_space_guid").
@@ -175,11 +174,6 @@ func writeConfig(c *config.Config) *os.File {
 	return cfg
 }
 
-func getUUID() string {
-	v4, _ := uuid.NewV4()
-	return v4.String()
-}
-
 type ScalingEngineRunner struct {
 	configPath string
 	startCheck string