diff --git a/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/Framework/RandomNumbers.hpp b/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/Framework/RandomNumbers.hpp
index 6f9f9abbcd6..a94bac778f6 100644
--- a/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/Framework/RandomNumbers.hpp
+++ b/Examples/Framework/include/ActsExamples/Framework/RandomNumbers.hpp
@@ -6,18 +6,8 @@
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 // file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-//
-//  RandomNumbers.hpp
-//  ActsExamples
-//
-//  Created by Andreas Salzburger on 17/05/16.
-//
-//
-
 #pragma once
 
-#include "ActsExamples/Framework/AlgorithmContext.hpp"
-
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <random>
 
@@ -27,6 +17,9 @@ struct AlgorithmContext;
 /// The random number generator used in the framework.
 using RandomEngine = std::mt19937;  ///< Mersenne Twister
 
+/// The seed type used in the framework.
+using RandomSeed = std::uint32_t;
+
 /// Provide event and algorithm specific random number generator.s
 ///
 /// This provides local random number generators, allowing for
@@ -41,7 +34,7 @@ using RandomEngine = std::mt19937;  ///< Mersenne Twister
 class RandomNumbers {
  public:
   struct Config {
-    std::uint64_t seed = 1234567890u;  ///< random seed
+    RandomSeed seed = 1234567890u;  ///< random seed
   };
 
   explicit RandomNumbers(const Config& cfg);
@@ -59,7 +52,7 @@ class RandomNumbers {
   ///
   /// This should only be used in special cases e.g. where a custom
   /// random engine is used and `spawnGenerator` can not be used.
-  std::uint64_t generateSeed(const AlgorithmContext& context) const;
+  RandomSeed generateSeed(const AlgorithmContext& context) const;
 
  private:
   Config m_cfg;
diff --git a/Examples/Framework/src/Framework/RandomNumbers.cpp b/Examples/Framework/src/Framework/RandomNumbers.cpp
index 5fd0cdcf7d7..4313a5cce77 100644
--- a/Examples/Framework/src/Framework/RandomNumbers.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Framework/src/Framework/RandomNumbers.cpp
@@ -6,26 +6,21 @@
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 // file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-//
-//  RandomNumbers.cpp
-//  ActsExamples
-//
-//  Created by Andreas Salzburger on 17/05/16.
-//
-//
-
 #include "ActsExamples/Framework/RandomNumbers.hpp"
 
 #include "ActsExamples/Framework/AlgorithmContext.hpp"
 
-ActsExamples::RandomNumbers::RandomNumbers(const Config& cfg) : m_cfg(cfg) {}
+namespace ActsExamples {
+
+RandomNumbers::RandomNumbers(const Config& cfg) : m_cfg(cfg) {}
 
-ActsExamples::RandomEngine ActsExamples::RandomNumbers::spawnGenerator(
+RandomEngine RandomNumbers::spawnGenerator(
     const AlgorithmContext& context) const {
   return RandomEngine(generateSeed(context));
 }
 
-std::uint64_t ActsExamples::RandomNumbers::generateSeed(
-    const AlgorithmContext& context) const {
+RandomSeed RandomNumbers::generateSeed(const AlgorithmContext& context) const {
   return m_cfg.seed + context.eventNumber;
 }
+
+}  // namespace ActsExamples