diff --git a/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20240912220455353844.json b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20240912220455353844.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8279dd0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20240912220455353844.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "description": "Fix seeded random gen on clustering"
+}
diff --git a/graphrag/index/verbs/graph/clustering/cluster_graph.py b/graphrag/index/verbs/graph/clustering/cluster_graph.py
index e8be50e8..e465917b 100644
--- a/graphrag/index/verbs/graph/clustering/cluster_graph.py
+++ b/graphrag/index/verbs/graph/clustering/cluster_graph.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def cluster_graph(
                         cast(str, row[column]),
                         cast(Communities, row[community_map_to]),
                         level,
+                        seed=strategy.get("seed"),
                     )
                 )
             )
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ def cluster_graph(
 
 # TODO: This should support str | nx.Graph as a graphml param
 def apply_clustering(
-    graphml: str, communities: Communities, level=0, seed=0xF001
+    graphml: str, communities: Communities, level: int = 0, seed: int | None = None
 ) -> nx.Graph:
     """Apply clustering to a graphml string."""
     random = Random(seed)  # noqa S311