diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 976e4d23f3..3be39c2012 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/jszip": "^3.1.4",
     "jszip": "^3.1.5",
+    "shortid": "^2.2.15",
     "xml": "^1.0.1",
     "xml-js": "^1.6.8"
   },
diff --git a/src/file/file.ts b/src/file/file.ts
index ccf5fe374c..ded794fd40 100644
--- a/src/file/file.ts
+++ b/src/file/file.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { ExternalStylesFactory } from "./styles/external-styles-factory";
 import { DefaultStylesFactory } from "./styles/factory";
 import { Table } from "./table";
 import { TableOfContents } from "./table-of-contents";
+import * as shortid from "shortid";
 
 export interface ISectionOptions {
     readonly headers?: {
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ export class File {
 
     public createHyperlink(link: string, text?: string): Hyperlink {
         const newText = text === undefined ? link : text;
-        const hyperlink = new Hyperlink(newText, this.docRelationships.RelationshipCount);
+        const hyperlink = new Hyperlink(newText, shortid.generate().toLowerCase());
         this.docRelationships.createRelationship(
             hyperlink.linkId,
             "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/hyperlink",
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export class File {
 
     public createInternalHyperLink(anchor: string, text?: string): Hyperlink {
         const newText = text === undefined ? anchor : text;
-        const hyperlink = new Hyperlink(newText, this.docRelationships.RelationshipCount, anchor);
+        const hyperlink = new Hyperlink(newText, shortid.generate().toLowerCase(), anchor);
         // NOTE: unlike File#createHyperlink(), since the link is to an internal bookmark
         // we don't need to create a new relationship.
         return hyperlink;
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.spec.ts b/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.spec.ts
index 09dd07b86f..836f3f733f 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("Hyperlink", () => {
     let hyperlink: Hyperlink;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        hyperlink = new Hyperlink("https://example.com", 0);
+        hyperlink = new Hyperlink("https://example.com", 'superid');
     });
 
     describe("#constructor()", () => {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("Hyperlink", () => {
                     {
                         _attr: {
                             "w:history": 1,
-                            "r:id": "rId1",
+                            "r:id": "rIdsuperid",
                         },
                     },
                     {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe("Hyperlink", () => {
 
         describe("with optional anchor parameter", () => {
             beforeEach(() => {
-                hyperlink = new Hyperlink("Anchor Text", 0, "anchor");
+                hyperlink = new Hyperlink("Anchor Text", 'superid2', "anchor");
             });
 
             it("should create an internal link with anchor tag", () => {
diff --git a/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.ts b/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.ts
index b41980ed77..30e60616ec 100644
--- a/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.ts
+++ b/src/file/paragraph/links/hyperlink.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { TextRun } from "../run";
 import { HyperlinkAttributes, IHyperlinkAttributesProperties } from "./hyperlink-attributes";
 
 export class Hyperlink extends XmlComponent {
-    public readonly linkId: number;
+    public readonly linkId: string;
     private readonly textRun: TextRun;
 
-    constructor(text: string, relationshipsCount: number, anchor?: string) {
+    constructor(text: string, relationshipId: string, anchor?: string) {
         super("w:hyperlink");
 
-        this.linkId = relationshipsCount + 1;
+        this.linkId = relationshipId;
 
         const props: IHyperlinkAttributesProperties = {
             history: 1,
diff --git a/src/file/relationships/relationships.ts b/src/file/relationships/relationships.ts
index bd56ff1aab..3a5447c2d9 100644
--- a/src/file/relationships/relationships.ts
+++ b/src/file/relationships/relationships.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class Relationships extends XmlComponent {
         this.root.push(relationship);
     }
 
-    public createRelationship(id: number, type: RelationshipType, target: string, targetMode?: TargetModeType): Relationship {
+    public createRelationship(id: number | string, type: RelationshipType, target: string, targetMode?: TargetModeType): Relationship {
         const relationship = new Relationship(`rId${id}`, type, target, targetMode);
         this.addRelationship(relationship);