diff --git a/lib/commanded/commands/router.ex b/lib/commanded/commands/router.ex
index d726cdb6..494cc3c0 100644
--- a/lib/commanded/commands/router.ex
+++ b/lib/commanded/commands/router.ex
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ defmodule Commanded.Commands.Router do
 
           application = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :application)
           causation_id = Keyword.get(opts, :causation_id)
-          command_uuid = Keyword.get_lazy(opts, :command_uuid, &UUID.uuid4/0)
+          command_uuid = Keyword.get_lazy(opts, :command_uuid, &UUID.uuid7/0)
           consistency = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :consistency)
-          correlation_id = Keyword.get_lazy(opts, :correlation_id, &UUID.uuid4/0)
+          correlation_id = Keyword.get_lazy(opts, :correlation_id, &UUID.uuid7/0)
           metadata = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :metadata) |> validate_metadata()
 
           retry_attempts = Keyword.get(opts, :retry_attempts)
diff --git a/lib/commanded/event/mapper.ex b/lib/commanded/event/mapper.ex
index fc74a0d6..0a43a87c 100644
--- a/lib/commanded/event/mapper.ex
+++ b/lib/commanded/event/mapper.ex
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ defmodule Commanded.Event.Mapper do
             %ExampleEvent1{},
             %ExampleEvent2{}
           ],
-          causation_id: Commanded.UUID.uuid4(),
-          correlation_id: Commanded.UUID.uuid4(),
+          causation_id: Commanded.UUID.uuid7(),
+          correlation_id: Commanded.UUID.uuid7(),
           metadata: %{"user_id" => user_id}
         )
 
diff --git a/lib/commanded/event_store/adapters/in_memory.ex b/lib/commanded/event_store/adapters/in_memory.ex
index c7fb9611..796e5159 100644
--- a/lib/commanded/event_store/adapters/in_memory.ex
+++ b/lib/commanded/event_store/adapters/in_memory.ex
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ defmodule Commanded.EventStore.Adapters.InMemory do
     } = event
 
     %RecordedEvent{
-      event_id: event_id || UUID.uuid4(),
+      event_id: event_id || UUID.uuid7(),
       event_number: event_number,
       stream_id: stream_uuid,
       stream_version: stream_version,
diff --git a/lib/commanded/uuid.ex b/lib/commanded/uuid.ex
index 0219a291..88d06d0b 100644
--- a/lib/commanded/uuid.ex
+++ b/lib/commanded/uuid.ex
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ defmodule Commanded.UUID do
   Generates a UUID using the configured provider (defaults to `Uniq.UUID`).
   """
   defdelegate uuid4, to: @uuid_mod
+
+  @doc """
+  Generates a UUIDv7 using the configured provider (defaults to `Uniq.UUID`).
+  """
+  defdelegate uuid7, to: @uuid_mod
 end