diff --git a/website/sidebars.js b/website/sidebars.js
index ac398d02eea6..5c18e14fe3ac 100644
--- a/website/sidebars.js
+++ b/website/sidebars.js
@@ -1,11 +1,60 @@
-const generateVersionDropdown =
-    require("./src/utils.js").generateVersionDropdown;
-const apiReference = require("./docs/developer-docs/api/reference/sidebar");
+import { generateVersionDropdown } from "./src/utils.js";
+import apiReference from "./docs/developer-docs/api/reference/sidebar";
 
-const docsSidebar = {
+const releases = [
+    "releases/2024/v2024.8",
+    "releases/2024/v2024.6",
+    "releases/2024/v2024.4",
+    {
+        type: "category",
+        label: "Previous versions",
+        items: [
+            "releases/2024/v2024.2",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.10",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.8",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.6",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.5",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.4",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.3",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.2",
+            "releases/2023/v2023.1",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.12",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.11",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.10",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.9",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.8",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.7",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.6",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.5",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.4",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.2",
+            "releases/2022/v2022.1",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.12",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.10",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.9",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.8",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.7",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.6",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.5",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.4",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.3",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.2",
+            "releases/2021/v2021.1",
+            "releases/old/v0.14",
+            "releases/old/v0.13",
+            "releases/old/v0.12",
+            "releases/old/v0.11",
+            "releases/old/v0.10",
+            "releases/old/v0.9",
+        ],
+    },
+];
+
+export default {
     docs: [
         {
             type: "html",
+            value: generateVersionDropdown(releases),
         },
         {
             type: "doc",
@@ -656,55 +705,7 @@ const docsSidebar = {
                 slug: "releases",
                 description: "Release Notes for recent authentik versions",
             },
-            items: [
-                "releases/2024/v2024.6",
-                "releases/2024/v2024.4",
-                "releases/2024/v2024.2",
-                {
-                    type: "category",
-                    label: "Previous versions",
-                    items: [
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.10",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.8",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.6",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.5",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.4",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.3",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.2",
-                        "releases/2023/v2023.1",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.12",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.11",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.10",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.9",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.8",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.7",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.6",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.5",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.4",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.2",
-                        "releases/2022/v2022.1",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.12",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.10",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.9",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.8",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.7",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.6",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.5",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.4",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.3",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.2",
-                        "releases/2021/v2021.1",
-                        "releases/old/v0.14",
-                        "releases/old/v0.13",
-                        "releases/old/v0.12",
-                        "releases/old/v0.11",
-                        "releases/old/v0.10",
-                        "releases/old/v0.9",
-                    ],
-                },
-            ],
+            items: releases,
         },
     ],
 };
-docsSidebar.docs[0].value = generateVersionDropdown(docsSidebar);
-module.exports = docsSidebar;
diff --git a/website/src/utils.js b/website/src/utils.js
index b2d2d4938ee8..421244498cbf 100644
--- a/website/src/utils.js
+++ b/website/src/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-function generateVersionDropdown(sidebar) {
-    const releases = sidebar.docs
-        .filter((doc) => doc.link?.slug === "releases")[0]
-        .items.filter((release) => typeof release === "string");
+export function generateVersionDropdown(allReleases) {
+    const releases = allReleases.filter(
+        (release) => typeof release === "string",
+    );
     const latest = releases[0].replace(/releases\/\d+\/v/, "");
     return `<div class="navbar__item dropdown dropdown--hoverable dropdown--right">
         <div aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button" class="navbar__link menu__link">
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@ function generateVersionDropdown(sidebar) {
     </div>
     <hr>`;
 }
-
-module.exports = {
-    generateVersionDropdown,
-};