diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f879211ca..ca2e211051 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ clean-versions: ## Clean Docusarus content versions
 	rm -rf api_versions.json versions.json versioned_docs versioned_sidebars api_versioned_sidebars api_versioned_docs
 	git checkout -- docusaurus.config.js static/robots.txt
 
+clean-api: ## Clean API docs
+	@echo "cleaning api docs"
+	npm run clean-api-docs
+	# Remove the sidebar file as it's not removed by the clean-api command
+	rm -f docs/api-content/api-docs/v1/sidebar.ts
+
 clean-visuals:
 	@echo "Cleaning visual regression tests"
 
diff --git a/scripts/versions.sh b/scripts/versions.sh
index 103bbc8175..275d8e3fcc 100755
--- a/scripts/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ for item in $(git branch --format '%(refname:short)'); do
     rm api_versions.json
 
     # Remove API auto-generated files
-    npm run clean-api-docs
+    make clean-api
 
     # Switch back to the original branch
     git checkout $current_branch