diff --git a/schematic_api/api/openapi/api.yaml b/schematic_api/api/openapi/api.yaml
index d67b036fc..850baab57 100644
--- a/schematic_api/api/openapi/api.yaml
+++ b/schematic_api/api/openapi/api.yaml
@@ -1273,15 +1273,11 @@ paths:
         "200":
           description: Returns a JSON String containing the version of schematic.
           content:
-            text/json:
+            text/plain:
               schema:
                 type: string
         "500":
           description: Schematic version was not able to be identified.
-          content:
-            text/json:
-              schema:
-                type: string
       tags:
         - Version
         
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schematic_api/api/routes.py b/schematic_api/api/routes.py
index 5bdc1c6fc..095cb6dab 100644
--- a/schematic_api/api/routes.py
+++ b/schematic_api/api/routes.py
@@ -821,4 +821,4 @@ def get_schematic_version() -> str:
     """
     if "VERSION" in os.environ:
         version = os.environ["VERSION"]
-    return json.dumps(version)
+    return version