diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen-openapi.yml b/.github/workflows/gen-openapi.yml
index 880772b0..4cbbe486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen-openapi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen-openapi.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: run
-          args: --bin gen-openapi --features "swagger gen_api" --no-default-features
+          args: -p utils --bin gen-openapi
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: API schemas
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5dc6f159..a01413c5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license-file = "./LICENSE"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [workspace]
-members = [ "cli", "frontend", "backend" ]
+members = [ "cli", "frontend", "backend", "utils" ]
 default-members = [ "frontend", "backend"]
 resolver = "2"
 
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index ed3d0900..0043e8d7 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 readme.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "gen-openapi"
-path = "gen_openapi.rs"
-required-features = [ "swagger", "gen_api" ]
-
 [dependencies]
 # Backend (lib.rs)
 ## Axum related
diff --git a/utils/Cargo.toml b/utils/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd9acc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[package]
+name = "utils"
+description = "Bob Management GUI: Utility tools"
+publish = false
+keywords = [ "BOB", "Management", "GUI" ]
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license-file.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+readme.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "gen-openapi"
+path = "gen_openapi.rs"
+required-features = [ "gen_api" ]
+
+[dependencies]
+backend = { path = "../backend/", optional = true }
+
+## OpenAPI + Swagger
+utoipa = { version = "4.0", features = ["yaml"], optional = true }
+
+[features]
+default = [ "gen_api" ]
+gen_api = [ "dep:utoipa", "backend/swagger"]
diff --git a/backend/gen_openapi.rs b/utils/gen_openapi.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from backend/gen_openapi.rs
rename to utils/gen_openapi.rs
index 8f8e4cf8..324f9cfb 100644
--- a/backend/gen_openapi.rs
+++ b/utils/gen_openapi.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
 use utoipa::OpenApi;
-// in ./src/gen_openapi.rs
 fn main() {
     let doc = backend::ApiDoc::openapi().to_yaml().unwrap();
     let _ = fs::write("./api/openapi.yaml", doc);