diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7603c6fb7c..ab22f255ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -260,9 +260,18 @@ jobs:
     name: OpenAPI Clients
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install server dependencies
+        run: npm --prefix=server ci
+
+      - name: Build the app
+        run: npm --prefix=server run build
+
       - name: Run API generation
         run: make open-api
+
       - name: Find file changes
         uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
         id: verify-changed-files
@@ -270,6 +279,8 @@ jobs:
           files: |
             mobile/openapi
             open-api/typescript-sdk
+            open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+
       - name: Verify files have not changed
         if: steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed == 'true'
         run: |
@@ -332,7 +343,7 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
 
       - name: Run SQL generation
-        run: npm run sql:generate
+        run: npm run sync:sql
         env:
           DB_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/immich
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ede70237fe..b7fe03591c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ open-api-typescript:
 	cd ./open-api && bash ./bin/generate-open-api.sh typescript
 
 sql:
-	npm --prefix server run sql:generate
+	npm --prefix server run sync:sql
 
 attach-server:
 	docker exec -it docker_immich-server_1 sh
diff --git a/misc/release/pump-version.sh b/misc/release/pump-version.sh
index 14f0b3a817..0d0ae4b9e2 100755
--- a/misc/release/pump-version.sh
+++ b/misc/release/pump-version.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ fi
 if [ "$CURRENT_SERVER" != "$NEXT_SERVER" ]; then
   echo "Pumping Server: $CURRENT_SERVER => $NEXT_SERVER"
   npm --prefix server version "$SERVER_PUMP"
+  npm --prefix server ci
+  npm --prefix server run build
   make open-api
   npm --prefix open-api/typescript-sdk version "$SERVER_PUMP"
   npm --prefix web version "$SERVER_PUMP"
diff --git a/open-api/bin/generate-open-api.sh b/open-api/bin/generate-open-api.sh
index 4eb121102d..a00d57d0ae 100755
--- a/open-api/bin/generate-open-api.sh
+++ b/open-api/bin/generate-open-api.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ function typescript {
   npm --prefix typescript-sdk ci && npm --prefix typescript-sdk run build
 }
 
-node ./bin/sync-spec-version.js
+# requires server to be built
+npm run sync:open-api --prefix=../server
 
 if [[ $1 == 'dart' ]]; then
   dart
diff --git a/open-api/bin/sync-spec-version.js b/open-api/bin/sync-spec-version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 98c52413e6..0000000000
--- a/open-api/bin/sync-spec-version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-const spec = require('../immich-openapi-specs.json');
-const pkg = require('../../server/package.json');
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
-spec.info.version = pkg.version;
-fs.writeFileSync(
-  path.join(__dirname, '../immich-openapi-specs.json'),
-  JSON.stringify(spec, null, 2)
-);
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 6265c6d928..e657ca0757 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "typeorm:migrations:revert": "typeorm migration:revert -d ./dist/database.config.js",
     "typeorm:schema:drop": "typeorm query -d ./dist/database.config.js 'DROP schema public cascade; CREATE schema public;'",
     "typeorm:schema:reset": "npm run typeorm:schema:drop && npm run typeorm:migrations:run",
-    "sql:generate": "node ./dist/utils/sql.js",
+    "sync:open-api": "node ./dist/bin/sync-open-api.js",
+    "sync:sql": "node ./dist/bin/sync-sql.js",
     "email:dev": "email dev -p 3050 --dir src/emails"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/server/src/bin/sync-open-api.ts b/server/src/bin/sync-open-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70e2bb8c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/bin/sync-open-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+process.env.DB_URL = 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/immich';
+import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { NestExpressApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-express';
+import { ApiModule } from 'src/app.module';
+import { useSwagger } from 'src/utils/misc';
+
+const sync = async () => {
+  const app = await NestFactory.create<NestExpressApplication>(ApiModule, { preview: true });
+  useSwagger(app, true);
+  await app.close();
+};
+
+sync()
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('Done');
+    process.exit(0);
+  })
+  .catch((error) => {
+    console.error(error);
+    console.log('Something went wrong');
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
diff --git a/server/src/utils/sql.ts b/server/src/bin/sync-sql.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from server/src/utils/sql.ts
rename to server/src/bin/sync-sql.ts
diff --git a/server/src/utils/misc.ts b/server/src/utils/misc.ts
index 910bc0962a..f5c0105c03 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/misc.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/misc.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const patchOpenAPI = (document: OpenAPIObject) => {
   return document;
 };
 
-export const useSwagger = (app: INestApplication) => {
+export const useSwagger = (app: INestApplication, force = false) => {
   const config = new DocumentBuilder()
     .setTitle('Immich')
     .setDescription('Immich API')
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export const useSwagger = (app: INestApplication) => {
 
   SwaggerModule.setup('doc', app, specification, customOptions);
 
-  if (isDev()) {
+  if (isDev() || force) {
     // Generate API Documentation only in development mode
     const outputPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json');
     writeFileSync(outputPath, JSON.stringify(patchOpenAPI(specification), null, 2), { encoding: 'utf8' });