# What's the v1.4 equivalent of Pkg.METADATA\_compatible\_uuid?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-v1-4-equivalent-of-pkg-metadata-compatible-uuid/38911>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, package\
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-v1-4-equivalent-of-pkg-metadata-compatible-uuid/38911 "2020-05-06T19:58:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![chbian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chbian/32/10260_2.png) [@chbian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chbian)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-v1-4-equivalent-of-pkg-metadata-compatible-uuid/38911/1 "2020-05-06T19:58:55Z")

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The function is no longer available under v1.4. Is there an equivalent function? Or what’s the best way to generate a METADATA compatible uuid? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![chbian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chbian/32/10260_2.png) [@chbian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chbian)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/whats-the-v1-4-equivalent-of-pkg-metadata-compatible-uuid/38911/2 "2020-05-06T20:27:15Z")

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Please ignore this question. I got it. It’s simply UUID.uuid4() under v1.4.