diff --git a/Sources/Introspect.swift b/Sources/Introspect.swift
index 6800812..fc7d4eb 100644
--- a/Sources/Introspect.swift
+++ b/Sources/Introspect.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extension View {
         customize: @escaping (PlatformSpecificView) -> Void
     ) -> some View {
         if platforms.contains(where: \.isCurrent) {
-            let id = UUID()
+            let id = IntrospectionAnchorID()
             self.background(
                     IntrospectionAnchorView(
                         id: id
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ extension View {
 extension PlatformView {
     fileprivate func receiver<PlatformSpecificView: PlatformView>(
         ofType type: PlatformSpecificView.Type,
-        anchorID: UUID
+        anchorID: IntrospectionAnchorID
     ) -> PlatformSpecificView? {
         let frontView = self
         guard
diff --git a/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift b/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
index b4fd66d..2a0d5e3 100644
--- a/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
+++ b/Sources/IntrospectionView.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
+typealias IntrospectionAnchorID = UUID
+
 /// ⚓️
 struct IntrospectionAnchorView: PlatformViewControllerRepresentable {
     #if canImport(UIKit)
@@ -11,9 +13,9 @@ struct IntrospectionAnchorView: PlatformViewControllerRepresentable {
     @Binding
     private var observed: Void // workaround for state changes not triggering view updates
 
-    let id: UUID
+    let id: IntrospectionAnchorID
 
-    init(id: UUID) {
+    init(id: IntrospectionAnchorID) {
         self._observed = .constant(())
         self.id = id
     }
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ struct IntrospectionAnchorView: PlatformViewControllerRepresentable {
 }
 
 final class IntrospectionAnchorPlatformViewController: PlatformViewController {
-    let id: UUID
+    let id: IntrospectionAnchorID
 
-    init(id: UUID) {
+    init(id: IntrospectionAnchorID) {
         self.id = id
         super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
     }