diff --git a/common/utils.cpp b/common/utils.cpp
index 7406e1f..e2cbd50 100644
--- a/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/utils.cpp
@@ -953,5 +953,11 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+long int generateSwId()
+{
+    return random() % 10000;
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace pldm