diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index a17afff790..2ed6fb43cf 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@ const utils = {
    * https://stackoverflow.com/a/2117523
    */
   uuid4: () => {
+    // available in: v14.17.x+
+    if (crypto.randomUUID) {
+      return crypto.randomUUID();
+    }
+    // legacy behavior if native UUIDs aren't available
     return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, (c) => {
       const r = (Math.random() * 16) | 0;
       const v = c === 'x' ? r : (r & 0x3) | 0x8;