diff --git a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
index e4e7b17b..c34116ca 100644
--- a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
+++ b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ paths:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/BasicResult"
 
   /sec/item/{id}/taglink:
-    post:
+    put:
       operationId: "sec-item-link-tags"
       tags: [Item]
       summary: Link existing tags to an item.