diff --git a/src/routes/about.rs b/src/routes/about.rs
index c5b81d2d..d6968af1 100644
--- a/src/routes/about.rs
+++ b/src/routes/about.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse, Responder};
 
 use crate::errors::ServiceResult;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
-        web::scope("/about")
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/about"))
             .service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(get)))
             .service(web::resource("/license").route(web::get().to(license))),
     );
diff --git a/src/routes/category.rs b/src/routes/category.rs
index 865d233d..c1c09f01 100644
--- a/src/routes/category.rs
+++ b/src/routes/category.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::common::WebAppData;
 use crate::errors::{ServiceError, ServiceResult};
 use crate::models::response::OkResponse;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
-        web::scope("/category").service(
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/category")).service(
             web::resource("")
                 .route(web::get().to(get))
                 .route(web::post().to(add))
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index ce833698..f9b0f2cd 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ pub mod settings;
 pub mod torrent;
 pub mod user;
 
+pub const API_VERSION: &str = "v1";
+
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     user::init(cfg);
     torrent::init(cfg);
diff --git a/src/routes/proxy.rs b/src/routes/proxy.rs
index c61b9326..0226c628 100644
--- a/src/routes/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/routes/proxy.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use text_to_png::TextRenderer;
 use crate::cache::image::manager::Error;
 use crate::common::WebAppData;
 use crate::errors::ServiceResult;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 
 static ERROR_IMAGE_LOADER: Once = Once::new();
 
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ const ERROR_IMAGE_USER_QUOTA_MET_TEXT: &str = "Image proxy quota met.";
 const ERROR_IMAGE_UNAUTHENTICATED_TEXT: &str = "Sign in to see image.";
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
-    cfg.service(web::scope("/proxy").service(web::resource("/image/{url}").route(web::get().to(get_proxy_image))));
+    cfg.service(
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/proxy")).service(web::resource("/image/{url}").route(web::get().to(get_proxy_image))),
+    );
 
     load_error_images();
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/root.rs b/src/routes/root.rs
index ffeb1ed4..29004dd8 100644
--- a/src/routes/root.rs
+++ b/src/routes/root.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use actix_web::web;
 
-use crate::routes::about;
+use crate::routes::{about, API_VERSION};
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(web::scope("/").service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(about::get))));
+    cfg.service(web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}")).service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(about::get))));
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/settings.rs b/src/routes/settings.rs
index a5c34e04..c9dba928 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.rs
+++ b/src/routes/settings.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use crate::common::WebAppData;
 use crate::config;
 use crate::errors::{ServiceError, ServiceResult};
 use crate::models::response::OkResponse;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
-        web::scope("/settings")
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/settings"))
             .service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(get)).route(web::post().to(update)))
             .service(web::resource("/name").route(web::get().to(site_name)))
             .service(web::resource("/public").route(web::get().to(get_public))),
diff --git a/src/routes/torrent.rs b/src/routes/torrent.rs
index e670c27d..0dc13881 100644
--- a/src/routes/torrent.rs
+++ b/src/routes/torrent.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ use crate::errors::{ServiceError, ServiceResult};
 use crate::models::info_hash::InfoHash;
 use crate::models::response::{NewTorrentResponse, OkResponse, TorrentResponse};
 use crate::models::torrent::TorrentRequest;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 use crate::utils::parse_torrent;
 use crate::AsCSV;
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
-        web::scope("/torrent")
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/torrent"))
             .service(web::resource("/upload").route(web::post().to(upload)))
             .service(web::resource("/download/{info_hash}").route(web::get().to(download_torrent_handler)))
             .service(
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
                     .route(web::delete().to(delete)),
             ),
     );
-    cfg.service(web::scope("/torrents").service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(get_torrents_handler))));
+    cfg.service(
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/torrents")).service(web::resource("").route(web::get().to(get_torrents_handler))),
+    );
 }
 
 #[derive(FromRow)]
diff --git a/src/routes/user.rs b/src/routes/user.rs
index 02a8780b..4ca0cf60 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.rs
+++ b/src/routes/user.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ use crate::errors::{ServiceError, ServiceResult};
 use crate::mailer::VerifyClaims;
 use crate::models::response::{OkResponse, TokenResponse};
 use crate::models::user::UserAuthentication;
+use crate::routes::API_VERSION;
 use crate::utils::clock;
 use crate::utils::regex::validate_email_address;
 
 pub fn init(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
-        web::scope("/user")
+        web::scope(&format!("/{API_VERSION}/user"))
             .service(web::resource("/register").route(web::post().to(register)))
             .service(web::resource("/login").route(web::post().to(login)))
             // code-review: should not this be a POST method? We add the user to the blacklist. We do not delete the user.
diff --git a/tests/common/client.rs b/tests/common/client.rs
index 0135a517..67bae6bc 100644
--- a/tests/common/client.rs
+++ b/tests/common/client.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ impl Client {
     // todo: forms in POST requests can be passed by reference. It's already
     // changed for the `update_settings` method.
 
+    fn base_path() -> String {
+        "/v1".to_string()
+    }
+
     pub fn unauthenticated(bind_address: &str) -> Self {
-        Self::new(ConnectionInfo::anonymous(bind_address))
+        Self::new(ConnectionInfo::anonymous(bind_address, &Self::base_path()))
     }
 
     pub fn authenticated(bind_address: &str, token: &str) -> Self {
-        Self::new(ConnectionInfo::new(bind_address, token))
+        Self::new(ConnectionInfo::new(bind_address, &Self::base_path(), token))
     }
 
     pub fn new(connection_info: ConnectionInfo) -> Self {
@@ -42,25 +46,25 @@ impl Client {
     // Context: about
 
     pub async fn about(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("about", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/about", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn license(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("about/license", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/about/license", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     // Context: category
 
     pub async fn get_categories(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("category", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/category", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn add_category(&self, add_category_form: AddCategoryForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("category", &add_category_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/category", &add_category_form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn delete_category(&self, delete_category_form: DeleteCategoryForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.delete_with_body("category", &delete_category_form).await
+        self.http_client.delete_with_body("/category", &delete_category_form).await
     }
 
     // Context: root
@@ -72,86 +76,82 @@ impl Client {
     // Context: settings
 
     pub async fn get_public_settings(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("settings/public", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/settings/public", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_site_name(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("settings/name", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/settings/name", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_settings(&self) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("settings", Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get("/settings", Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn update_settings(&self, update_settings_form: &UpdateSettings) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("settings", &update_settings_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/settings", &update_settings_form).await
     }
 
     // Context: torrent
 
     pub async fn get_torrents(&self, params: Query) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get("torrents", params).await
+        self.http_client.get("/torrents", params).await
     }
 
     pub async fn get_torrent(&self, info_hash: &InfoHash) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.get(&format!("torrent/{info_hash}"), Query::empty()).await
+        self.http_client.get(&format!("/torrent/{info_hash}"), Query::empty()).await
     }
 
     pub async fn delete_torrent(&self, info_hash: &InfoHash) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.delete(&format!("torrent/{info_hash}")).await
+        self.http_client.delete(&format!("/torrent/{info_hash}")).await
     }
 
     pub async fn update_torrent(&self, info_hash: &InfoHash, update_torrent_form: UpdateTorrentFrom) -> TextResponse {
         self.http_client
-            .put(&format!("torrent/{info_hash}"), &update_torrent_form)
+            .put(&format!("/torrent/{info_hash}"), &update_torrent_form)
             .await
     }
 
     pub async fn upload_torrent(&self, form: multipart::Form) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post_multipart("torrent/upload", form).await
+        self.http_client.post_multipart("/torrent/upload", form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn download_torrent(&self, info_hash: &InfoHash) -> responses::BinaryResponse {
         self.http_client
-            .get_binary(&format!("torrent/download/{info_hash}"), Query::empty())
+            .get_binary(&format!("/torrent/download/{info_hash}"), Query::empty())
             .await
     }
 
     // Context: user
 
     pub async fn register_user(&self, registration_form: RegistrationForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("user/register", &registration_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/user/register", &registration_form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn login_user(&self, registration_form: LoginForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("user/login", &registration_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/user/login", &registration_form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn verify_token(&self, token_verification_form: TokenVerificationForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("user/token/verify", &token_verification_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/user/token/verify", &token_verification_form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn renew_token(&self, token_verification_form: TokenRenewalForm) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.post("user/token/renew", &token_verification_form).await
+        self.http_client.post("/user/token/renew", &token_verification_form).await
     }
 
     pub async fn ban_user(&self, username: Username) -> TextResponse {
-        self.http_client.delete(&format!("user/ban/{}", &username.value)).await
+        self.http_client.delete(&format!("/user/ban/{}", &username.value)).await
     }
 }
 
 /// Generic HTTP Client
 struct Http {
     connection_info: ConnectionInfo,
-    base_path: String,
 }
 
 impl Http {
     pub fn new(connection_info: ConnectionInfo) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            connection_info,
-            base_path: "/".to_string(),
-        }
+        Self { connection_info }
     }
 
     pub async fn get(&self, path: &str, params: Query) -> TextResponse {
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ impl Http {
     }
 
     fn base_url(&self, path: &str) -> String {
-        format!("http://{}{}{path}", &self.connection_info.bind_address, &self.base_path)
+        format!(
+            "http://{}{}{path}",
+            &self.connection_info.bind_address, &self.connection_info.base_path
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/common/connection_info.rs b/tests/common/connection_info.rs
index 0b08f026..3f6c919e 100644
--- a/tests/common/connection_info.rs
+++ b/tests/common/connection_info.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ConnectionInfo {
     pub bind_address: String,
+    pub base_path: String,
     pub token: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ConnectionInfo {
-    pub fn new(bind_address: &str, token: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(bind_address: &str, base_path: &str, token: &str) -> Self {
         Self {
             bind_address: bind_address.to_string(),
+            base_path: base_path.to_string(),
             token: Some(token.to_string()),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn anonymous(bind_address: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn anonymous(bind_address: &str, base_path: &str) -> Self {
         Self {
             bind_address: bind_address.to_string(),
+            base_path: base_path.to_string(),
             token: None,
         }
     }