diff --git a/modules/task/include/task.hpp b/modules/task/include/task.hpp
index 4ad82607..4a86d8ae 100644
--- a/modules/task/include/task.hpp
+++ b/modules/task/include/task.hpp
@@ -310,16 +310,16 @@ class Task {
 /// @tparam InType Input data type.
 /// @tparam OutType Output data type.
 template <typename InType, typename OutType>
-using TaskPtr = std::shared_ptr<Task<InType, OutType>>;
+using TaskPtr = std::unique_ptr<Task<InType, OutType>>;
 
-/// @brief Constructs and returns a shared pointer to a task with the given input.
+/// @brief Constructs and returns a pointer to a task with the given input.
 /// @tparam TaskType Type of the task to create.
 /// @tparam InType Type of the input.
 /// @param in Input to pass to the task constructor.
-/// @return Shared a pointer to the newly created task.
+/// @return Unique pointer to the newly created task.
 template <typename TaskType, typename InType>
-std::shared_ptr<TaskType> TaskGetter(const InType &in) {
-  return std::make_shared<TaskType>(in);
+std::unique_ptr<TaskType> TaskGetter(const InType &in) {
+  return std::make_unique<TaskType>(in);
 }
 
 }  // namespace ppc::task
diff --git a/modules/task/tests/task_tests.cpp b/modules/task/tests/task_tests.cpp
index 4589a152..de15abca 100644
--- a/modules/task/tests/task_tests.cpp
+++ b/modules/task/tests/task_tests.cpp
@@ -399,23 +399,23 @@ TEST(TaskTest, GetDynamicTypeReturnsCorrectEnum) {
 }
 
 TEST(TaskTest, ValidationThrowsIfCalledTwice) {
-  auto task = std::make_shared<DummyTask>();
+  auto task = std::make_unique<DummyTask>();
   task->Validation();
   EXPECT_THROW(task->Validation(), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 TEST(TaskTest, PreProcessingThrowsIfCalledBeforeValidation) {
-  auto task = std::make_shared<DummyTask>();
+  auto task = std::make_unique<DummyTask>();
   EXPECT_THROW(task->PreProcessing(), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 TEST(TaskTest, RunThrowsIfCalledBeforePreProcessing) {
-  auto task = std::make_shared<DummyTask>();
+  auto task = std::make_unique<DummyTask>();
   EXPECT_THROW(task->Run(), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 TEST(TaskTest, PostProcessingThrowsIfCalledBeforeRun) {
-  auto task = std::make_shared<DummyTask>();
+  auto task = std::make_unique<DummyTask>();
   task->Validation();
   task->PreProcessing();
   EXPECT_THROW(task->PostProcessing(), std::runtime_error);