diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f863f3f440..e0b567ce59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "build:docker:selfhost": "lerna run build:docker && cd hosting/scripts/linux/ && ./release-to-docker-hub.sh latest && cd -",
     "build:docker:develop": "node scripts/pinVersions && lerna run build:docker && cd hosting/scripts/linux/ && ./release-to-docker-hub.sh develop && cd -",
     "build:docker:airgap": "node hosting/scripts/airgapped/airgappedDockerBuild",
+    "build:docs": "lerna run build:docs",
     "release:helm": "./scripts/release_helm_chart.sh",
     "env:multi:enable": "lerna run env:multi:enable",
     "env:multi:disable": "lerna run env:multi:disable",
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 7712c7c748..bc6de5c92f 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "predocker": "copyfiles -f ../client/dist/budibase-client.js ../client/manifest.json client",
     "build:docker": "yarn run predocker && docker build . -t app-service --label version=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION",
+    "build:docs": "node ./scripts/docs/generate.js open",
     "run:docker": "node dist/index.js",
     "dev:stack:up": "node scripts/dev/manage.js up",
     "dev:stack:down": "node scripts/dev/manage.js down",
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
     "mssql": "6.2.3",
     "mysql2": "^2.3.1",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.0",
-    "open": "7.3.0",
+    "open": "^8.4.0",
     "pg": "8.5.1",
     "pino-pretty": "4.0.0",
     "posthog-node": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/docs/generate.js b/packages/server/scripts/docs/generate.js
index 3006e6cca6..8465f9afd6 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/docs/generate.js
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/docs/generate.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require("fs")
 const { join } = require("path")
 const { createDoc } = require("apidoc")
 const packageJson = require("../../package.json")
+const open = require("open")
 
 const config = {
   name: "Budibase API",
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ const config = {
   title: "Budibase app service API",
 }
 
+const shouldOpen = process.argv[2]
 const disallowed = []
 
 function filter(parsedRouteFiles) {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ function filter(parsedRouteFiles) {
   }
 }
 
-function generate() {
+async function generate() {
   // start by writing a config file
   const configPath = join(__dirname, "config.json")
   fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config))
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ function generate() {
   }
   // delete the temporary config file
   fs.unlinkSync(configPath)
+  if (shouldOpen === "open") {
+    await open(join(assetsPath, "index.html"), { wait: false })
+  }
 }
 
 generate()
diff --git a/packages/server/yarn.lock b/packages/server/yarn.lock
index 1686e38a40..32eabd7c4c 100644
--- a/packages/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/server/yarn.lock
@@ -4529,6 +4529,11 @@ deferred-leveldown@~5.3.0:
     abstract-leveldown "~6.2.1"
     inherits "^2.0.3"
 
+define-lazy-prop@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-lazy-prop/-/define-lazy-prop-2.0.0.tgz#3f7ae421129bcaaac9bc74905c98a0009ec9ee7f"
+  integrity sha512-Ds09qNh8yw3khSjiJjiUInaGX9xlqZDY7JVryGxdxV7NPeuqQfplOpQ66yJFZut3jLa5zOwkXw1g9EI2uKh4Og==
+
 define-properties@^1.1.3:
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz#cf88da6cbee26fe6db7094f61d870cbd84cee9f1"
@@ -6698,7 +6703,7 @@ is-descriptor@^1.0.0, is-descriptor@^1.0.2:
     is-data-descriptor "^1.0.0"
     kind-of "^6.0.2"
 
-is-docker@^2.0.0:
+is-docker@^2.0.0, is-docker@^2.1.1:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-docker/-/is-docker-2.2.1.tgz#33eeabe23cfe86f14bde4408a02c0cfb853acdaa"
   integrity sha512-F+i2BKsFrH66iaUFc0woD8sLy8getkwTwtOBjvs56Cx4CgJDeKQeqfz8wAYiSb8JOprWhHH5p77PbmYCvvUuXQ==
@@ -6952,7 +6957,7 @@ is-windows@^1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-windows/-/is-windows-1.0.2.tgz#d1850eb9791ecd18e6182ce12a30f396634bb19d"
   integrity sha512-eXK1UInq2bPmjyX6e3VHIzMLobc4J94i4AWn+Hpq3OU5KkrRC96OAcR3PRJ/pGu6m8TRnBHP9dkXQVsT/COVIA==
 
-is-wsl@^2.1.1:
+is-wsl@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.2.0.tgz#74a4c76e77ca9fd3f932f290c17ea326cd157271"
   integrity sha512-fKzAra0rGJUUBwGBgNkHZuToZcn+TtXHpeCgmkMJMMYx1sQDYaCSyjJBSCa2nH1DGm7s3n1oBnohoVTBaN7Lww==
@@ -9429,13 +9434,14 @@ only@~0.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/only/-/only-0.0.2.tgz#2afde84d03e50b9a8edc444e30610a70295edfb4"
   integrity sha1-Kv3oTQPlC5qO3EROMGEKcCle37Q=
 
-open@7.3.0:
-  version "7.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-7.3.0.tgz#45461fdee46444f3645b6e14eb3ca94b82e1be69"
-  integrity sha512-mgLwQIx2F/ye9SmbrUkurZCnkoXyXyu9EbHtJZrICjVAJfyMArdHp3KkixGdZx1ZHFPNIwl0DDM1dFFqXbTLZw==
+open@^8.4.0:
+  version "8.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-8.4.0.tgz#345321ae18f8138f82565a910fdc6b39e8c244f8"
+  integrity sha512-XgFPPM+B28FtCCgSb9I+s9szOC1vZRSwgWsRUA5ylIxRTgKozqjOCrVOqGsYABPYK5qnfqClxZTFBa8PKt2v6Q==
   dependencies:
-    is-docker "^2.0.0"
-    is-wsl "^2.1.1"
+    define-lazy-prop "^2.0.0"
+    is-docker "^2.1.1"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
 
 opencollective-postinstall@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.3"