diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f278ac7..9e5ec78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MESSAGE(STATUS "Using CMake ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
 SET(BITRL_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 SET(BITRL_VERSION_MINOR 2)
-SET(BITRL_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+SET(BITRL_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 
 SET(BITRL_VERSION "${BITRL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${BITRL_VERSION_MINOR}.${BITRL_VERSION_PATCH}")
 MESSAGE(STATUS "bitrllib Version ${BITRL_VERSION}")
diff --git a/src/bitrl/envs/connect2/connect2_env.cpp b/src/bitrl/envs/connect2/connect2_env.cpp
index fef801e..ba2ed44 100644
--- a/src/bitrl/envs/connect2/connect2_env.cpp
+++ b/src/bitrl/envs/connect2/connect2_env.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "bitrl/envs/connect2/connect2_env.h"
 #include "bitrl/envs/time_step.h"
-#include "bitrl/utils/utils.h"
+#include "bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <any>
diff --git a/src/bitrl/envs/grid_world/grid_world_env.h b/src/bitrl/envs/grid_world/grid_world_env.h
index 9a2417a..ca75cbb 100644
--- a/src/bitrl/envs/grid_world/grid_world_env.h
+++ b/src/bitrl/envs/grid_world/grid_world_env.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "bitrl/envs/env_base.h"
 #include "bitrl/envs/space_type.h"
 #include "bitrl/envs/time_step.h"
-#include "bitrl/utils/utils.h"
+#include "bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h"
 
 #ifdef BITRL_DEBUG
 #include <cassert>
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void Gridworld<side_size_>::make(const std::string &version,
     // set the version and set the board
     // to created
     this->set_version_(version);
-    auto idx = utils::uuid4();
+    auto idx = bitrl::utils::uuid4();
     this->set_idx_(idx);
     this->base_type::make(version, options, reset_options);
     this->make_created_();
diff --git a/src/bitrl/envs/multi_armed_bandits/multi_armed_banditis.cpp b/src/bitrl/envs/multi_armed_bandits/multi_armed_banditis.cpp
index d1c376c..fc8078f 100644
--- a/src/bitrl/envs/multi_armed_bandits/multi_armed_banditis.cpp
+++ b/src/bitrl/envs/multi_armed_bandits/multi_armed_banditis.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "bitrl/bitrl_consts.h"
 #include "bitrl/envs/multi_armed_bandits/multi_armed_bandits.h"
 #include "bitrl/envs/time_step_type.h"
-#include "bitrl/utils/utils.h"
+#include "bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <exception>
diff --git a/src/bitrl/utils/utils.h b/src/bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h
similarity index 86%
rename from src/bitrl/utils/utils.h
rename to src/bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h
index 8401eae..d2fda1f 100644
--- a/src/bitrl/utils/utils.h
+++ b/src/bitrl/utils/bitrl_utils.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // Created by alex on 12/13/25.
 //
 
-#ifndef UTILS_H
-#define UTILS_H
+#ifndef BITRL_UTILS_H
+#define BITRL_UTILS_H
 
-#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
+//#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
 #include <string>