diff --git a/ov_wag/serializers.py b/ov_wag/serializers.py
index acc66ac..6dacdb8 100644
--- a/ov_wag/serializers.py
+++ b/ov_wag/serializers.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from rest_framework.fields import Field
 from wagtail.templatetags import wagtailcore_tags
+from uuid import UUID
 
 
 class FootnoteAPIModel(BaseModel):
     id: int
-    uuid: str
+    uuid: UUID
     text: str