diff --git a/atom.go b/atom.go
index 8e1b443..b5e6671 100644
--- a/atom.go
+++ b/atom.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package atom
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"mime"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 )
 
@@ -79,3 +81,8 @@ func isValidLanguageTag(tag LanguageTag) bool {
 	_, err := language.Parse(string(tag))
 	return err == nil
 }
+
+// NewURN generates an new valid IRI based on a UUID. It returns an IRI.
+func NewURN() IRI {
+	return IRI(fmt.Sprint("urn:uuid:", uuid.New()))
+}