diff --git a/src/controllers/version/dependencies.rs b/src/controllers/version/dependencies.rs
index 82299f1575c..26ef36b9062 100644
--- a/src/controllers/version/dependencies.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/version/dependencies.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ use crate::app::AppState;
 use crate::models::Dependency;
 use crate::util::errors::AppResult;
 use crate::views::EncodableDependency;
-use axum_extra::json;
-use axum_extra::response::ErasedJson;
+use axum::Json;
 use crates_io_database::schema::{crates, dependencies};
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, utoipa::ToSchema)]
+pub struct Response {
+    pub dependencies: Vec<EncodableDependency>,
+}
+
 /// Get crate version dependencies.
 ///
 /// This information can also be obtained directly from the index.
@@ -21,16 +25,16 @@ use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
     path = "/api/v1/crates/{name}/{version}/dependencies",
     params(CrateVersionPath),
     tag = "versions",
-    responses((status = 200, description = "Successful Response")),
+    responses((status = 200, description = "Successful Response", body = inline(Response))),
 )]
 pub async fn get_version_dependencies(
     state: AppState,
     path: CrateVersionPath,
-) -> AppResult<ErasedJson> {
+) -> AppResult<Json<Response>> {
     let mut conn = state.db_read().await?;
     let version = path.load_version(&mut conn).await?;
 
-    let deps = Dependency::belonging_to(&version)
+    let dependencies = Dependency::belonging_to(&version)
         .inner_join(crates::table)
         .select((Dependency::as_select(), crates::name))
         .order((dependencies::optional, crates::name))
@@ -40,5 +44,5 @@ pub async fn get_version_dependencies(
         .map(|(dep, crate_name)| EncodableDependency::from_dep(dep, &crate_name))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    Ok(json!({ "dependencies": deps }))
+    Ok(Json(Response { dependencies }))
 }
diff --git a/src/snapshots/crates_io__openapi__tests__openapi_snapshot.snap b/src/snapshots/crates_io__openapi__tests__openapi_snapshot.snap
index 6203e6587bf..52991927aa4 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/crates_io__openapi__tests__openapi_snapshot.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/crates_io__openapi__tests__openapi_snapshot.snap
@@ -196,6 +196,78 @@ expression: response.json()
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "EncodableDependency": {
+        "properties": {
+          "crate_id": {
+            "description": "The name of the crate this dependency points to.",
+            "example": "serde",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "default_features": {
+            "description": "Whether default features are enabled for this dependency.",
+            "example": true,
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "downloads": {
+            "description": "The total number of downloads for the crate this dependency points to.",
+            "example": 123456,
+            "format": "int64",
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "features": {
+            "description": "The features explicitly enabled for this dependency.",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "description": "An opaque identifier for the dependency.",
+            "example": 169,
+            "format": "int32",
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "kind": {
+            "description": "The type of dependency this is (normal, dev, or build).",
+            "example": "normal",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "optional": {
+            "description": "Whether this dependency is optional.",
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "req": {
+            "description": "The version requirement for this dependency.",
+            "example": "^1",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "target": {
+            "description": "The target platform for this dependency, if any.",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "version_id": {
+            "description": "The ID of the version this dependency belongs to.",
+            "example": 42,
+            "format": "int32",
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "id",
+          "version_id",
+          "crate_id",
+          "req",
+          "optional",
+          "default_features",
+          "features",
+          "kind",
+          "downloads"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "Keyword": {
         "properties": {
           "crates_cnt": {
@@ -1838,6 +1910,24 @@ expression: response.json()
         ],
         "responses": {
           "200": {
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "dependencies": {
+                      "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EncodableDependency"
+                      },
+                      "type": "array"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "required": [
+                    "dependencies"
+                  ],
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              }
+            },
             "description": "Successful Response"
           }
         },
diff --git a/src/views.rs b/src/views.rs
index 1e8af8adce1..0a099853bb8 100644
--- a/src/views.rs
+++ b/src/views.rs
@@ -134,17 +134,43 @@ pub struct InvitationResponse {
     pub accepted: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, utoipa::ToSchema)]
 pub struct EncodableDependency {
+    /// An opaque identifier for the dependency.
+    #[schema(example = 169)]
     pub id: i32,
+
+    /// The ID of the version this dependency belongs to.
+    #[schema(example = 42)]
     pub version_id: i32,
+
+    /// The name of the crate this dependency points to.
+    #[schema(example = "serde")]
     pub crate_id: String,
+
+    /// The version requirement for this dependency.
+    #[schema(example = "^1")]
     pub req: String,
+
+    /// Whether this dependency is optional.
     pub optional: bool,
+
+    /// Whether default features are enabled for this dependency.
+    #[schema(example = true)]
     pub default_features: bool,
+
+    /// The features explicitly enabled for this dependency.
     pub features: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// The target platform for this dependency, if any.
     pub target: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The type of dependency this is (normal, dev, or build).
+    #[schema(value_type = String, example = "normal")]
     pub kind: DependencyKind,
+
+    /// The total number of downloads for the crate this dependency points to.
+    #[schema(example = 123_456)]
     pub downloads: i64,
 }