diff --git a/pkg/api/dryrunclient.go b/pkg/api/dryrunclient.go
index c5926be83..57e52d045 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dryrunclient.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dryrunclient.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/builder"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/imagetools"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
-
-	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/uuid"
 	moby "github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	containerType "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
@@ -298,7 +297,9 @@ func (d *DryRunClient) VolumeRemove(ctx context.Context, volumeID string, force
 }
 
 func (d *DryRunClient) ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, config moby.ExecConfig) (moby.IDResponse, error) {
-	id := uuid.Generate().String()
+	b := make([]byte, 32)
+	_, _ = rand.Read(b)
+	id := fmt.Sprintf("%x", b)
 	d.execs.Store(id, execDetails{
 		container: container,
 		command:   config.Cmd,
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/watch_test.go b/pkg/e2e/watch_test.go
index c9bb1a141..b8951d71e 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/watch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/watch_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package e2e
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ func doTest(t *testing.T, svcName string, tarSync bool) {
 	}
 
 	waitForFlush := func() {
-		sentinelVal := uuid.Generate().String()
+		b := make([]byte, 32)
+		_, _ = rand.Read(b)
+		sentinelVal := fmt.Sprintf("%x", b)
 		writeDataFile("wait.txt", sentinelVal)
 		poll.WaitOn(t, checkFileContents("/app/data/wait.txt", sentinelVal))
 	}