diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatterns.java b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatterns.java
index fbeac94183..7205b8d00f 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatterns.java
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatterns.java
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ public final class RegexPatterns {
 	protected static final Pattern HTTPS_URL = UrlHelper.HTTPS_URL;
 
 	protected static final Pattern UUID = Pattern
-			.compile("[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}");
+			.compile("[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+
+	protected static final Pattern UUID4 = Pattern
+			.compile("[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-4[a-f0-9]{3}-[89ab][a-f0-9]{3}-[a-f0-9]{12}", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
 	protected static final Pattern ANY_DATE = Pattern
 			.compile("(\\d\\d\\d\\d)-(0[1-9]|1[012])-(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])");
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ public final class RegexPatterns {
 		return new RegexProperty(UUID).asString();
 	}
 
+	public static RegexProperty uuid4() {
+		return new RegexProperty(UUID4).asString();
+	}
+
 	public static RegexProperty isoDate() {
 		return new RegexProperty(ANY_DATE).asString();
 	}
diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatternsSpec.groovy b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatternsSpec.groovy
index 5282acc28f..97334d1cbd 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatternsSpec.groovy
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RegexPatternsSpec.groovy
@@ -237,13 +237,34 @@ class RegexPatternsSpec extends Specification {
 
 	def "should generate a regex for a uuid [#textToMatch] that is a match [#shouldMatch]"() {
 		expect:
-			shouldMatch == RegexPatterns.uuid().matcher(textToMatch).matches()
+		shouldMatch == RegexPatterns.uuid().matcher(textToMatch).matches()
+		where:
+		textToMatch                           || shouldMatch
+		UUID.randomUUID().toString()          || true
+		UUID.randomUUID().toString()          || true
+		UUID.randomUUID().toString().toUpperCase() || true
+		UUID.randomUUID().toString() + "!"    || false
+		'23e4567-z89b-12z3-j456-426655440000' || false
+		'dog'                                 || false
+		'5'                                   || false
+	}
+
+	def "should generate a regex for a uuidv4 [#textToMatch] that is a match [#shouldMatch]"() {
+		expect:
+			shouldMatch == RegexPatterns.uuid4().matcher(textToMatch).matches()
 		where:
 			textToMatch                           || shouldMatch
 			UUID.randomUUID().toString()          || true
 			UUID.randomUUID().toString()          || true
+			UUID.randomUUID().toString().toUpperCase() || true
+			'123e4567-e89b-42d3-a456-556642440000' || true
+			'00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000' || true
+			'00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000' || true
+			'00000000-0000-4000-a000-000000000000' || true
+			'00000000-0000-4000-b000-000000000000' || true
+			'00000000-0000-4000-1000-000000000000' || false
 			UUID.randomUUID().toString() + "!"    || false
-			'23e4567-z89b-12z3-j456-426655440000' || false
+			'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' || false
 			'dog'                                 || false
 			'5'                                   || false
 	}