diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/api-bump-version.yml
index cc47b8066d..6abdc8c84c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-bump-version.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           set -e
 
           sed -i "s|version = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|version = \"${NEXT_API_VERSION}\"|" api/pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${NEXT_API_VERSION}\"|" api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
           sed -i "s|  version: ${CURRENT_API_VERSION}|  version: ${NEXT_API_VERSION}|" api/src/backend/api/specs/v1.yaml
 
           echo "Files modified:"
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ jobs:
           set -e
 
           sed -i "s|version = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|version = \"${FIRST_API_PATCH_VERSION}\"|" api/pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${FIRST_API_PATCH_VERSION}\"|" api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
           sed -i "s|  version: ${CURRENT_API_VERSION}|  version: ${FIRST_API_PATCH_VERSION}|" api/src/backend/api/specs/v1.yaml
 
           echo "Files modified:"
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ jobs:
           set -e
 
           sed -i "s|version = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|version = \"${NEXT_API_PATCH_VERSION}\"|" api/pyproject.toml
+          sed -i "s|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${CURRENT_API_VERSION}\"|spectacular_settings.VERSION = \"${NEXT_API_PATCH_VERSION}\"|" api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
           sed -i "s|  version: ${CURRENT_API_VERSION}|  version: ${NEXT_API_PATCH_VERSION}|" api/src/backend/api/specs/v1.yaml
 
           echo "Files modified:"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 5278ac3ec0..60b8f1da46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -299,6 +299,17 @@ jobs:
         fi
         echo "✓ api/pyproject.toml prowler dependency: $CURRENT_PROWLER_REF"
 
+    - name: Verify API version in api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
+      if: ${{ env.HAS_API_CHANGES == 'true' }}
+      run: |
+        CURRENT_API_VERSION=$(grep 'spectacular_settings.VERSION = ' api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py | sed -E 's/.*spectacular_settings.VERSION = "([^"]+)".*/\1/' | tr -d '[:space:]')
+        API_VERSION_TRIMMED=$(echo "$API_VERSION" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+        if [ "$CURRENT_API_VERSION" != "$API_VERSION_TRIMMED" ]; then
+          echo "ERROR: API version mismatch in views.py (expected: '$API_VERSION_TRIMMED', found: '$CURRENT_API_VERSION')"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "✓ api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py version: $CURRENT_API_VERSION"
+
     - name: Verify API version in api/src/backend/api/specs/v1.yaml
       if: ${{ env.HAS_API_CHANGES == 'true' }}
       run: |