diff --git a/uuid/deno.json b/uuid/deno.json
index d9fe9a857..c8cd96978 100644
--- a/uuid/deno.json
+++ b/uuid/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@std/uuid",
-  "version": "0.224.3",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./mod.ts",
     "./common": "./common.ts",
diff --git a/uuid/mod.ts b/uuid/mod.ts
index d91fceb86..84c61db47 100644
--- a/uuid/mod.ts
+++ b/uuid/mod.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import { generate as generateV5, validate as validateV5 } from "./v5.ts";
  * import { assert } from "@std/assert/assert";
  *
  * const uuid = v1.generate();
- * assert(v1.validate(uuid));
+ * assert(v1.validate(uuid as string));
  * ```
  */
 export const v1 = {
diff --git a/uuid/v1.ts b/uuid/v1.ts
index bf4afe038..9fa698afa 100644
--- a/uuid/v1.ts
+++ b/uuid/v1.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export interface GenerateOptions {
  * };
  *
  * const uuid = generate(options);
- * assert(validate(uuid));
+ * assert(validate(uuid as string));
  * ```
  */
 export function generate(options: GenerateOptions = {}): string {