diff --git a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
index 87b756ea..1b968ff6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ module Api
       WebhookUrls.enqueue_events(@template, 'template.updated')
       WebhookUrls.enqueue_events(@template, 'template.archived') if archived == true
 
+      TemplateVersions.find_or_create_for(@template, author: current_user) if params[:revision].present?
+
       render json: @template.as_json(only: %i[id updated_at])
     end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/templates_documents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/templates_documents_controller.rb
index bca73fa2..3743815c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/templates_documents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/templates_documents_controller.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module Api
       SearchEntries.enqueue_reindex(@template)
       WebhookUrls.enqueue_events(@template, 'template.updated')
 
+      TemplateVersions.find_or_create_for(@template, author: current_user) if params[:revision].present?
+
       render json: Templates::SerializeForApi.call(@template)
     end