diff --git a/.github/release-please.json b/.github/release-please.json
index 6867f5d3e2..387f27a9b5 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.json
+++ b/.github/release-please.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "go",
       "extra-files": [
-        "helm/charts/infra/Chart.yaml"
+        "helm/charts/infra/Chart.yaml",
+        "internal/version.go"
       ]
     }
   }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2faad8929a..07dcdcffdc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ openapi-lint: docs/api/openapi3.json
 	@command -v openapi --version >/dev/null || { echo "openapi missing, try: npm install -g @redocly/openapi-cli" && exit 1; }
 	openapi lint $<
 
+.PHONY: docs/api/openapi3.json
 docs/api/openapi3.json:
 	go run ./internal/openapigen $@
diff --git a/docs/api/openapi3.json b/docs/api/openapi3.json
index 94dbe8113a..98b38ffc98 100644
--- a/docs/api/openapi3.json
+++ b/docs/api/openapi3.json
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
       "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
     },
     "title": "Infra API",
-    "version": "2022-03-24"
+    "version": "0.6.1"
   },
   "paths": {
     "/v1/access-keys": {
diff --git a/internal/server/openapi.go b/internal/server/openapi.go
index 96b4a860db..61d4441791 100644
--- a/internal/server/openapi.go
+++ b/internal/server/openapi.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 
 	"github.com/infrahq/infra/api"
+	"github.com/infrahq/infra/internal"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -216,62 +216,36 @@ func buildProperty(f reflect.StructField, t, parent reflect.Type, parentSchema *
 	}
 }
 
-func writeOpenAPISpec(version string, out io.Writer) error {
-	openAPISchema.OpenAPI = "3.0.0"
-	openAPISchema.Info = &openapi3.Info{
+func writeOpenAPISpec(spec openapi3.T, out io.Writer) error {
+	spec.OpenAPI = "3.0.0"
+	spec.Info = &openapi3.Info{
 		Title:       "Infra API",
-		Version:     version,
+		Version:     internal.Version,
 		Description: "Infra API",
 		License:     &openapi3.License{Name: "Apache 2.0", URL: "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"},
 	}
-	openAPISchema.Servers = append(openAPISchema.Servers, &openapi3.Server{
-		URL: "https://api.infrahq.com",
-	})
+	spec.Servers = []*openapi3.Server{
+		{URL: "https://api.infrahq.com"},
+	}
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(out)
 	encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
 
-	if err := encoder.Encode(openAPISchema); err != nil {
+	if err := encoder.Encode(spec); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write schema: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func WriteOpenAPISpecToFile(filename string) error {
-	old, err := readOpenAPISpec(filename)
+	fh, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	version := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
-	old.Info.Version = version
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err := writeOpenAPISpec(version, &buf); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(openAPISchema, old) {
-		// no changes to the schema
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// nolint: gosec // 0644 is the right mode
-	return os.WriteFile(filename, buf.Bytes(), 0o644)
-}
-
-func readOpenAPISpec(filename string) (openapi3.T, error) {
-	spec := openapi3.T{}
-
-	fh, err := os.Open(filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return spec, fmt.Errorf("failed to create file: %w", err)
-	}
 	defer fh.Close()
-
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(fh).Decode(&spec); err != nil {
-		return spec, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse last openapi schema from %s: %w", filename, err)
+	if err := writeOpenAPISpec(openAPISchema, fh); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return spec, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setTagInfo(f reflect.StructField, t, parent reflect.Type, schema, parentSchema *openapi3.Schema) {
diff --git a/internal/version.go b/internal/version.go
index be52db4db3..f1d4037307 100644
--- a/internal/version.go
+++ b/internal/version.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package internal
 
 var (
-	Branch  = "main"
-	Version = "0.0.0-development"
-	Commit  = ""
-	Date    = ""
+	Branch = "main"
+	// {x-release-please-start-version}
+	Version = "0.6.1"
+	// {x-release-please-end}
+	Commit = ""
+	Date   = ""
 )