diff --git a/src/api/core/mod.rs b/src/api/core/mod.rs
index 381c654d..9862d69a 100644
--- a/src/api/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/core/mod.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ pub use sends::purge_sends;
 pub use two_factor::send_incomplete_2fa_notifications;
 
 pub fn routes() -> Vec<Route> {
-    let mut mod_routes =
-        routes![clear_device_token, put_device_token, get_eq_domains, post_eq_domains, put_eq_domains, hibp_breach,];
+    let mut device_token_routes = routes![clear_device_token, put_device_token];
+    let mut eq_domains_routes = routes![get_eq_domains, post_eq_domains, put_eq_domains];
+    let mut hibp_routes = routes![hibp_breach];
+    let mut meta_routes = routes![alive, now, version];
 
     let mut routes = Vec::new();
     routes.append(&mut accounts::routes());
@@ -23,7 +25,10 @@ pub fn routes() -> Vec<Route> {
     routes.append(&mut organizations::routes());
     routes.append(&mut two_factor::routes());
     routes.append(&mut sends::routes());
-    routes.append(&mut mod_routes);
+    routes.append(&mut device_token_routes);
+    routes.append(&mut eq_domains_routes);
+    routes.append(&mut hibp_routes);
+    routes.append(&mut meta_routes);
 
     routes
 }
@@ -178,3 +183,19 @@ async fn hibp_breach(username: String) -> JsonResult {
         }])))
     }
 }
+
+// We use DbConn here to let the alive healthcheck also verify the database connection.
+#[get("/alive")]
+fn alive(_conn: DbConn) -> Json<String> {
+    now()
+}
+
+#[get("/now")]
+pub fn now() -> Json<String> {
+    Json(crate::util::format_date(&chrono::Utc::now().naive_utc()))
+}
+
+#[get("/version")]
+fn version() -> Json<&'static str> {
+    Json(crate::VERSION.unwrap_or_default())
+}
diff --git a/src/api/web.rs b/src/api/web.rs
index f911436a..c8ecdb84 100644
--- a/src/api/web.rs
+++ b/src/api/web.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use rocket::{fs::NamedFile, http::ContentType, Route};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::{
+    api::core::now,
     error::Error,
     util::{Cached, SafeString},
     CONFIG,
@@ -71,10 +72,7 @@ async fn attachments(uuid: SafeString, file_id: SafeString) -> Option<NamedFile>
 use crate::db::DbConn;
 #[get("/alive")]
 fn alive(_conn: DbConn) -> Json<String> {
-    use crate::util::format_date;
-    use chrono::Utc;
-
-    Json(format_date(&Utc::now().naive_utc()))
+    now()
 }
 
 #[get("/vw_static/<filename>")]