diff --git a/src/utils/create_project.rs b/src/utils/create_project.rs
index 8268e39..b794f83 100644
--- a/src/utils/create_project.rs
+++ b/src/utils/create_project.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ fn handle_dependencies(
         }
         //add uuid dependency
         dependencies["uuid"] = json!({
-            "version": "1.7.1",
+            "version": "1.4.1",
             "features": ["v4", "fast-rng", "macro-diagnostics"]
         });
         //add rand dependency