diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1dce53c..5f165c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "@commitlint/cli": "^17.4.4",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^17.4.4",
     "@fastify/middie": "^8.1.0",
-    "@japa/api-client": "^1.4.4",
     "@japa/assert": "^1.4.1",
     "@japa/expect-type": "^1.0.3",
     "@japa/run-failed-tests": "^1.1.1",
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@paralleldrive/cuid2": "^2.2.0",
     "@poppinss/macroable": "^1.0.0-2",
     "@poppinss/matchit": "^3.1.2",
     "@poppinss/middleware": "^3.1.0",
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
     "accepts": "^1.3.8",
     "content-disposition": "^0.5.4",
     "cookie": "^0.5.0",
-    "cuid": "^3.0.0",
     "destroy": "^1.2.0",
     "encodeurl": "^1.0.2",
     "etag": "^1.8.1",
diff --git a/src/request.ts b/src/request.ts
index 4bf04ca..eb6b128 100644
--- a/src/request.ts
+++ b/src/request.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-import cuid from 'cuid'
 import fresh from 'fresh'
 import typeIs from 'type-is'
 import accepts from 'accepts'
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import proxyaddr from 'proxy-addr'
 import { safeEqual } from '@poppinss/utils'
 import Macroable from '@poppinss/macroable'
 import lodash from '@poppinss/utils/lodash'
+import { createId } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2'
 import { parse, UrlWithStringQuery } from 'node:url'
 import type { Encryption } from '@adonisjs/encryption'
 import { ServerResponse, IncomingMessage, IncomingHttpHeaders } from 'node:http'
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export class Request extends Macroable {
   id(): string | undefined {
     let requestId = this.header('x-request-id')
     if (!requestId && this.#config.generateRequestId) {
-      requestId = cuid()
+      requestId = createId()
       this.request.headers['x-request-id'] = requestId
     }