diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68f04fea..6a907172 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Latest]
 
+## [3.1.0]
+
+### Added
+- UUIDs can now be serialized to representation.
 
 ## [3.0.1]
 
@@ -66,7 +70,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Initial release
 
 
-[Latest]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v3.0.1...HEAD
+[Latest]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v3.1.0...HEAD
+[3.1.0]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1
 [3.0.1]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1
 [3.0.0]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v2.1.0...v3.0.0
 [2.1.0]: https://github.com/cryptimeleon/math/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e33ef7f2..329be140 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 group = 'org.cryptimeleon'
 archivesBaseName = project.name
 boolean isRelease = project.hasProperty("release")
-version = '3.0.3'  + (isRelease ? "" : "-SNAPSHOT")
+version = '3.1.0'  + (isRelease ? "" : "-SNAPSHOT")
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 targetCompatibility = 1.8
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/ReprUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/ReprUtil.java
index f21d6534..29e00372 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/ReprUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/ReprUtil.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
  * For more information, consult the <a href="https://upbcuk.github.io/docs/representations.html">documentation</a>.
  */
 public class ReprUtil {
+    static final String[] primitiveTypes = new String[] {"byte", "short", "int", "long", "float", "double", "boolean", "char"};
     static Pattern methodCallSeparator = Pattern.compile("::");
     /**
      * Maps representation restorer identifiers to the corresponding {@code RepresentationRestorer} instances.
@@ -438,6 +439,9 @@ protected static RepresentationHandler getHandlerWithRestorerString(Type type, S
             );
         }
 
+        if (Arrays.asList(primitiveTypes).contains(type.getTypeName()))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot handle primitive type "+type.getTypeName()+". Use object wrapper types instead (like Integer or Boolean)");
+
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to handle type " + type.getTypeName()
                 + " using restorer String \"" + restorerString + "\"");
     }
@@ -451,7 +455,6 @@ protected static RepresentationHandler getHandlerWithRestorerString(Type type, S
     protected static RepresentationHandler getHandlerWithoutRestorerString(Type type) {
         // For generic type we need to extract the raw type. Only for StandaloneRepresentable though, as stuff
         // like list and map handling can handle generic types by themselves.
-        // TODO: What about DependentRepresentations?
         Type rawType = type;
         if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
             rawType = ((ParameterizedType) type).getRawType();
@@ -478,8 +481,11 @@ protected static RepresentationHandler getHandlerWithoutRestorerString(Type type
             return new MapRepresentationHandler(getHandlerWithoutRestorerString(keyType), getHandlerWithoutRestorerString(valueType), type);
         }
 
+        if (Arrays.asList(primitiveTypes).contains(type.getTypeName()))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot handle primitive type "+type.getTypeName()+". Use object wrapper types instead (like Integer or Boolean)");
+
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to handle type " + type.getTypeName()
-                + " using empty restorer String (you can add one within the @Represented annotation)");
+                + " using empty restorer String (you can add one within the @Represented annotation to manually specify how to recreate this type)");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/StandaloneRepresentationHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/StandaloneRepresentationHandler.java
index 836a57fb..425fb080 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/StandaloneRepresentationHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptimeleon/math/serialization/annotations/StandaloneRepresentationHandler.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class StandaloneRepresentationHandler implements RepresentationHandler {
     // that's not null is already set (and int is auto-initialized with 0)
     private static final Class<?>[] supportedTypes = new Class[] {
             StandaloneRepresentable.class, BigInteger.class, Integer.class, String.class, Boolean.class,
-            byte[].class, Enum.class
+            byte[].class, UUID.class, Enum.class
     };
     /**
      * Type of the represented object.
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ public Object deserializeFromRepresentation(Representation repr, Function<String
             return repr.bytes().get();
         }
 
+        if (type.isAssignableFrom(UUID.class) && repr instanceof StringRepresentation) {
+            return UUID.fromString(repr.str().get());
+        }
+
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to recreate " + type.getName() + " from a "
                 + repr.getClass().getName());
     }
@@ -129,6 +134,11 @@ public Representation serializeToRepresentation(Object value) {
             return new ByteArrayRepresentation(bytes);
         }
 
+        if (value instanceof UUID) {
+            UUID uuid = (UUID) value;
+            return new StringRepresentation(uuid.toString());
+        }
+
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Do not know how to handle object of type " + value.getClass().getName()
                 + ". You may have to add an explicit 'restorer' argument to the @Represented annotation");
     }