diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3b5cd3cedb07..1e7765553502 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -311,6 +311,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-EquzRwzAAs04anQ8/6MYXFKvHoD+MIlF+gu87EDda7dN9zrKvQYHsc9VFAPB1xY4tUHQVvBMtjsHrvof2EE1Mg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/uuid": {
+      "version": "3.4.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tPIgT0GUmdJQNSHxp0X2jnpQfBSTfGxUMc/2CXBU2mnyTFVYVa2ojpoQ74w0U2yn2vw3jnC640+77lkFFpdVDw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/z-schema": {
       "version": "3.16.31",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/z-schema/-/z-schema-3.16.31.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ed8c40d1cdc..a4614a9d83bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "@types/sinon": "7.0.10",
     "@types/tunnel": "^0.0.0",
     "@types/underscore": "^1.8.8",
+    "@types/uuid": "3.4.4",
     "abort-controller": "3.0.0",
     "cross-env": "5.2.0",
     "dotenv": "8.0.0",
diff --git a/src/client/Item/Items.ts b/src/client/Item/Items.ts
index aa49c07b5e38..af0e71c185f1 100644
--- a/src/client/Item/Items.ts
+++ b/src/client/Item/Items.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import uuid from "uuid/v4";
 import { ChangeFeedIterator } from "../../ChangeFeedIterator";
 import { ChangeFeedOptions } from "../../ChangeFeedOptions";
 import { ClientContext } from "../../ClientContext";
-import { generateGuidId, getIdFromLink, getPathFromLink, isResourceValid, ResourceType } from "../../common";
+import { getIdFromLink, getPathFromLink, isResourceValid, ResourceType } from "../../common";
 import { extractPartitionKey } from "../../extractPartitionKey";
 import { FetchFunctionCallback, SqlQuerySpec } from "../../queryExecutionContext";
 import { QueryIterator } from "../../queryIterator";
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export class Items {
     // Generate random document id if the id is missing in the payload and
     // options.disableAutomaticIdGeneration != true
     if ((body.id === undefined || body.id === "") && !options.disableAutomaticIdGeneration) {
-      body.id = generateGuidId();
+      body.id = uuid();
     }
 
     const err = {};
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ export class Items {
     // Generate random document id if the id is missing in the payload and
     // options.disableAutomaticIdGeneration != true
     if ((body.id === undefined || body.id === "") && !options.disableAutomaticIdGeneration) {
-      body.id = generateGuidId();
+      body.id = uuid();
     }
 
     const err = {};
diff --git a/src/common/helper.ts b/src/common/helper.ts
index 8f03673d8d0f..b9871ad3acf0 100644
--- a/src/common/helper.ts
+++ b/src/common/helper.ts
@@ -93,41 +93,6 @@ export function getHexaDigit() {
   return Math.floor(Math.random() * 16).toString(16);
 }
 
-// TODO: replace with well known library?
-export function generateGuidId() {
-  let id = "";
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-    id += getHexaDigit();
-  }
-
-  id += "-";
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-    id += getHexaDigit();
-  }
-
-  id += "-";
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-    id += getHexaDigit();
-  }
-
-  id += "-";
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-    id += getHexaDigit();
-  }
-
-  id += "-";
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
-    id += getHexaDigit();
-  }
-
-  return id;
-}
-
 export function parsePath(path: string) {
   const pathParts = [];
   let currentIndex = 0;