diff --git a/bundle/deploy/state.go b/bundle/deploy/state.go
index 97048811..4f2bc4ee 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/state.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/state.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/fileset"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/vfs"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 const DeploymentStateFileName = "deployment.json"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ type DeploymentState struct {
 
 	// Files is a list of files which has been deployed as part of this deployment.
 	Files Filelist `json:"files"`
+
+	// UUID uniquely identifying the deployment.
+	ID uuid.UUID `json:"id"`
 }
 
 // We use this entry type as a proxy to fs.DirEntry.
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/state_update.go b/bundle/deploy/state_update.go
index bfdb308c..9ab1bacf 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/state_update.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/state_update.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/internal/build"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/log"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 type stateUpdate struct {
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ func (s *stateUpdate) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) diag.Diagnost
 	}
 	state.Files = fl
 
+	// Generate a UUID for the deployment, if one does not already exist
+	if state.ID == uuid.Nil {
+		state.ID = uuid.New()
+	}
+
 	statePath, err := getPathToStateFile(ctx, b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
diff --git a/bundle/deploy/state_update_test.go b/bundle/deploy/state_update_test.go
index ed72439d..2982546d 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/state_update_test.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/state_update_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/fileset"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/vfs"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/iam"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ func TestStateUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	require.Equal(t, build.GetInfo().Version, state.CliVersion)
+
+	// Valid non-empty UUID is generated.
+	require.NotEqual(t, uuid.Nil, state.ID)
 }
 
 func TestStateUpdateWithExistingState(t *testing.T) {
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ func TestStateUpdateWithExistingState(t *testing.T) {
 				LocalPath: "bar/t1.py",
 			},
 		},
+		ID: uuid.MustParse("123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"),
 	}
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(state)
@@ -135,4 +140,7 @@ func TestStateUpdateWithExistingState(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	require.Equal(t, build.GetInfo().Version, state.CliVersion)
+
+	// Existing UUID is not overwritten.
+	require.Equal(t, uuid.MustParse("123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"), state.ID)
 }