diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index a748383..62d38c8 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 	TFile,
 	loadPdfJs,
 } from "obsidian";
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 
 interface PdfPrinterSettings {
 	imageFolder: string;
@@ -200,13 +201,13 @@ export default class PdfPrinterPlugin extends Plugin {
 	private async convertPdfBufferToImages(
 		pdfBuffer: PdfDocumentBuffer
 	): Promise<string[]> {
-		let uuid = crypto.randomUUID();
+		let uuid = uuidv4();
 		while (
 			await this.app.vault.adapter.exists(
 				`${this.settings.imageFolder}/${uuid}`
 			)
 		) {
-			uuid = crypto.randomUUID(); // if folder already exists (???), generate a new uuid
+			uuid = uuidv4(); // if folder already exists (???), generate a new uuid
 		}
 		await this.app.vault.createFolder(
 			`${this.settings.imageFolder}/${uuid}`
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5cb886d..ab8d3ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@popperjs/core": "^2.11.8",
-				"canvas": "^3.1.0"
+				"canvas": "^3.1.0",
+				"uuid": "^11.1.0"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@types/node": "^16.11.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8694bd6..9399739 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@popperjs/core": "^2.11.8",
-		"canvas": "^3.1.0"
+		"canvas": "^3.1.0",
+		"uuid": "^11.1.0"
 	}
 }