diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55ebe60..fc57ba0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Try it out at [paste.fyi](https://paste.fyi/)
 * Automatic and configurable paste expiry
 * Full support for CLI requests with [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/), [Wget](https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/) etc
 * <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> hotkey for quick paste submission
-* Short URLs via [shortid](https://github.com/dylang/shortid), e.g. `NyQO9puMe`
+* Short and readable URLs via [nanoid](https://github.com/ai/nanoid), e.g. `/qNGDwRyx`
 * Textarea grows to fit content via [autosize.js](https://github.com/jackmoore/autosize)
 * Runs fully containerized with [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Try it out at [paste.fyi](https://paste.fyi/)
 ```sh
 # Simple paste
 $ echo 'Hello World' | curl -F 'paste=<-' paste.fyi
-http://paste.fyi/N15FNVqfg
+http://paste.fyi/qNGDwRyx
 
 # Either form, multipart or raw text data is accepted
 $ curl -F 'paste=Sent as form data' https://paste.fyi
diff --git a/models/paste.js b/models/paste.js
index bf77c26..fabdd49 100644
--- a/models/paste.js
+++ b/models/paste.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const shortid = require('shortid');
+const { customAlphabet } = require('nanoid');
+const dictionary = require('nanoid-dictionary');
+const nanoid = customAlphabet(dictionary.nolookalikes, 8);
 
 const paste = new mongoose.Schema({
-	_id: { type: String, default: shortid.generate },
+	_id: { type: String, default: nanoid },
 	paste: { type: String },
 	expiresAt: { type: Date, expires: 0 }
 }, {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b9a75f..177ea71 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1880,9 +1880,9 @@
       }
     },
     "mongoose": {
-      "version": "5.9.25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.9.25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vz/DqJ3mrHqEIlfRbKmDZ9TzQ1a0hCtSQpjHScIxr4rEtLs0tjsXDeEWcJ/vEEc3oLfP6vRx9V+uYSprXDUvFQ==",
+      "version": "5.9.26",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.9.26.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mVddZM1mB8xg9oJQZAXaN762B01puV+jL5mPqg1HBXpEs7TG6ZZ/hEk98YRJMJff/YhIzuK3a3oos6XWtTaVUQ==",
       "requires": {
         "bson": "^1.1.4",
         "kareem": "2.3.1",
@@ -1954,9 +1954,14 @@
       }
     },
     "nanoid": {
-      "version": "2.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-s/snB+WGm6uwi0WjsZdaVcuf3KJXlfGl2LcxgwkEwJF0D/BWzVWAZW/XY4bFaiR7s0Jk3FPvlnepg1H1b1UwlA=="
+      "version": "3.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HyrIRpCB2uS1/sEoS7/UIAM/Jn72uXf2/yWgQRP0e16/UdMsfH/1JyLj2SqyQlkMkeeN1ad61tpT6FPRRimxnA=="
+    },
+    "nanoid-dictionary": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid-dictionary/-/nanoid-dictionary-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dYCOXltfavrN7LGYt3DEAGl6Ya3UcnypXPsYR7HZ5k1eIesakVm+zlfv7V75uSe+Zhyxvyhg9yEbPl8qMx1dwA=="
     },
     "natural-compare": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
@@ -2687,14 +2692,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "shortid": {
-      "version": "2.2.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5EaCy2mx2Jgc/Fdn9uuDuNIIfWBpzY4XIlhoqtXF6qsf+/+SGZ+FxDdX/ZsMZiWupIWNqAEmiNY4RC+LSmCeOw==",
-      "requires": {
-        "nanoid": "^2.1.0"
-      }
-    },
     "sift": {
       "version": "7.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sift/-/sift-7.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c57200f..0a54000 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
     "koa-router": "^9.1.0",
     "koa-static-cache": "^5.1.3",
     "koa-views": "^6.3.0",
-    "mongoose": "^5.9.25",
-    "pug": "^3.0.0",
-    "shortid": "^2.2.15"
+    "mongoose": "^5.9.26",
+    "nanoid": "^3.1.11",
+    "nanoid-dictionary": "^3.0.0",
+    "pug": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^7.5.0",