diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
index c510579..090e74b 100644
--- a/id.go
+++ b/id.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package atom
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 type ID struct {
@@ -13,8 +11,8 @@ type ID struct {
 }
 
 // NewID creates a new ID. It returns a *ID.
-func NewID() *ID {
-	return &ID{URI: IRI(fmt.Sprint("urn:uuid:", uuid.New()))}
+func NewID(id string) *ID {
+	return &ID{URI: IRI(id)}
 }
 
 // Check checks the ID for incompatibilities with RFC4287. It returns an error.