diff --git a/declarations/uuid.d.ts b/declarations/uuid.d.ts
index 39450f3..440d069 100644
--- a/declarations/uuid.d.ts
+++ b/declarations/uuid.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-declare module 'uuid/v1';
+// this declaration is based on https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/blob/v3.4.0/README.md
+
+type UuidOptions = {
+  node?: number[];
+  clockseq?: number;
+  msecs?: number;
+  nescs?: number;
+};
+
+declare module 'uuid/v1' {
+  const v1: (options?: UuidOptions, buf?: number[] | Buffer, offset?: number) => string;
+  export = v1;
+}
+
 declare module 'uuid/v3';
 declare module 'uuid/v4';
 declare module 'uuid/v5';