diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
index ccbec1285c8..e52a802001c 100644
--- a/magefile.go
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ func init() {
 // Some variables have external dependencies (like git) which may not always be available.
 func initVars() {
 	Tags = os.Getenv("TAGS")
-	if !strings.Contains(Tags, "swagger") {
-		Tags += " swagger"
-	}
 	setVersion()
 	setBinLocation()
 	setPkgVersion()
diff --git a/pkg/version/swagger.go b/pkg/version/swagger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d68b605e040..00000000000
--- a/pkg/version/swagger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
-// Copyright 2018-present2023 Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU Affero General Public Licensee for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee
-// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-//go:build swagger
-// +build swagger
-
-package version
-
-import "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/swagger"
-
-func init() {
-	// Additional swagger information
-	swagger.SwaggerInfo.Version = Version
-}
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 97db4b1655b..945a77066df 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@
 
 package version
 
+import "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/swagger"
+
 // This package holds the version info
 // It is an own package to avoid import cycles
 
 // Version sets the version to be printed to the user. Gets overwritten by "make release" or "make build" with last git commit or tag.
 var Version = "dev"
+
+func init() {
+	// Additional swagger information
+	swagger.SwaggerInfo.Version = Version
+}