diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/cpg.common-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/cpg.common-conventions.gradle.kts
index 7f6c09c47c..b7e2fad253 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/cpg.common-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/cpg.common-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ kotlin {
 
 tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     compilerOptions {
-        freeCompilerArgs = listOf("-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn", "-Xcontext-receivers")
+        freeCompilerArgs = listOf("-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn", "-opt-in=kotlin.uuid.ExperimentalUuidApi", "-Xcontext-receivers")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/Handler.kt b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/Handler.kt
index 68d0ae5da3..dd5cf76043 100644
--- a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/Handler.kt
+++ b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/Handler.kt
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ abstract class Handler<ResultNode : Node?, HandlerNode, L : LanguageFrontend<in
     }
 
     /** Creates a random name starting with a prefix plus a random UUID (version 4). */
-    @OptIn(kotlin.uuid.ExperimentalUuidApi::class)
     fun getRandomTempName(): Name {
         val prefix = "TEMP-RANDOM-NAME"
         val randomPart = Uuid.random().toString()