diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release-assets.yml
similarity index 88%
rename from .github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml
rename to .github/workflows/publish-release-assets.yml
index 27d8c3610..ec0d36711 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release-assets.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish binaries to GitHub release
+name: Publish assets to GitHub release
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -184,3 +184,28 @@ jobs:
           file: target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/meilisearch
           asset_name: ${{ matrix.asset_name }}
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+
+  publish-openapi-file:
+    name: Publish OpenAPI file
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - name: Generate OpenAPI file
+        run: |
+          cd crates/openapi-generator
+          cargo run --release -- --pretty --output ../../meilisearch.json
+      - name: Upload OpenAPI to Release
+        # No need to upload for dry run (cron)
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@2.11.2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.MEILI_BOT_GH_PAT }}
+          file: ./meilisearch.json
+          asset_name: meilisearch-openapi.json
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 72a91a765..7f718c899 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -107,12 +107,18 @@ Run `cargo xtask --help` from the root of the repository to find out what is ava
 
 To update the openAPI file in the code, see [sprint_issue.md](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/blob/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/sprint_issue.md#reminders-when-modifying-the-api).
 
-If you want to update the openAPI file on the [open-api repository](https://github.com/meilisearch/open-api):
-- Pull the latest version of the latest rc of Meilisearch `git checkout release-vX.Y.Z; git pull`
+If you want to generate OpenAPI file manually:
+
+With swagger:
 - Starts Meilisearch with the `swagger` feature flag: `cargo run --features swagger`
 - On a browser, open the following URL: http://localhost:7700/scalar
 - Click the « Download openAPI file »
-- Open a PR replacing [this file](https://github.com/meilisearch/open-api/blob/main/open-api.json) with the one downloaded
+
+With the internal crate:
+```bash
+cd crates/openapi-generator
+cargo run --release -- --pretty --output meilisearch.json
+```
 
 ### Logging
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6894e4856..061cefb3c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4338,6 +4338,17 @@ version = "11.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6790f58c7ff633d8771f42965289203411a5e5c68388703c06e14f24770b41e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "openapi-generator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "meilisearch",
+ "serde_json",
+ "utoipa",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-probe"
 version = "0.1.6"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1fa86c671..dd2747c5d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/tracing-trace",
     "crates/xtask",
     "crates/build-info",
+    "crates/openapi-generator",
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
diff --git a/crates/openapi-generator/Cargo.toml b/crates/openapi-generator/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..652f6fc57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/openapi-generator/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "openapi-generator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+meilisearch = { path = "../meilisearch" }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+clap = { version = "4.5.40", features = ["derive"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.98"
+utoipa = "5.4.0"
diff --git a/crates/openapi-generator/src/main.rs b/crates/openapi-generator/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6196f771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/openapi-generator/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::Parser;
+use meilisearch::routes::MeilisearchApi;
+use utoipa::OpenApi;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(name = "openapi-generator")]
+#[command(about = "Generate OpenAPI specification for Meilisearch")]
+struct Cli {
+    /// Output file path (default: meilisearch.json)
+    #[arg(short, long, value_name = "FILE")]
+    output: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Pretty print the JSON output
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pretty: bool,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+
+    // Generate the OpenAPI specification
+    let openapi = MeilisearchApi::openapi();
+
+    // Determine output path
+    let output_path = cli.output.unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("meilisearch.json"));
+
+    // Serialize to JSON
+    let json = if cli.pretty {
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&openapi)?
+    } else {
+        serde_json::to_string(&openapi)?
+    };
+
+    // Write to file
+    std::fs::write(&output_path, json)?;
+
+    println!("OpenAPI specification written to: {}", output_path.display());
+
+    Ok(())
+}