diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d57c558a..ac162cc60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(RABBITMQ_C IMPORTED_TARGET librabbitmq>=0.8.0)
 pkg_check_modules(COMEDILIB IMPORTED_TARGET comedilib>=0.11.0)
 pkg_check_modules(LIBZMQ IMPORTED_TARGET libzmq>=2.2.0)
 pkg_check_modules(LIBULDAQ IMPORTED_TARGET libuldaq>=1.0.0)
-pkg_check_modules(UUID IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED uuid)
+pkg_check_modules(UUID IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED uuid>=2.31)
 pkg_check_modules(NANOMSG IMPORTED_TARGET nanomsg)
 if(NOT NANOMSG_FOUND)
     pkg_check_modules(NANOMSG IMPORTED_TARGET libnanomsg>=1.0.0)