Injection valve comprising a valve assembly and an electro-magnetic actuator unit, the valve assembly comprising - a valve body comprising a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, - a valve needle axially moveable in the cavity, the valve needle preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in at least one opening position, - a calibration spring for axially biasing the valve needle towards the closing position; the electro-magnetic actuator unit comprising an armature axially movable in the cavity and a pole piece, towards which the armature is movable to take the valve needle towards the at least one opening position; the injection valve further comprising a further spring element and a magnetic ring element, - the further spring element being arranged in parallel to the calibration spring and preloading the magnetic ring element, wherein the magnetic ring element is axially movable in the cavity between a first position, in which a top side of the magnetic ring element is axially spaced apart from the pole piece and an underside of the magnetic ring element, opposite of the top side, is in contact with the valve needle, and a second position, in which a top side of the magnetic ring element, opposite of the underside, is in contact with the pole piece characterized in that the armature is axially movable with respect to the valve needle, the valve needle comprises an upper retaining element fixedly connected to a shaft of the valve needle and extending in radial direction and being arranged in an axial region of the valve needle facing away from the fluid outlet portion, the upper retaining element limiting the movement of the armature relative to the valve needle so that the armature is operable to engage in form-fit connection with the upper retaining element for displacing the valve needle towards the at least one opening position. - a valve body comprising a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, - a valve needle axially moveable in the cavity, the valve needle preventing a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion in at least one opening position, - a calibration spring for axially biasing the valve needle towards the closing position; the electro-magnetic actuator unit comprising an armature axially movable in the cavity and a pole piece, towards which the armature is movable to take the valve needle towards the at least one opening position; the injection valve further comprising a further spring element and a magnetic ring element, - the further spring element being arranged in parallel to the calibration spring and preloading the magnetic ring element, wherein the magnetic ring element is axially movable in the cavity between a first position, in which a top side of the magnetic ring element is axially spaced apart from the pole piece and an underside of the magnetic ring element, opposite of the top side, is in contact with the valve needle, and a second position, in which a top side of the magnetic ring element, opposite of the underside, is in contact with the pole piece characterized in that the armature is axially movable with respect to the valve needle, the valve needle comprises an upper retaining element fixedly connected to a shaft of the valve needle and extending in radial direction and being arranged in an axial region of the valve needle facing away from the fluid outlet portion, the upper retaining element limiting the movement of the armature relative to the valve needle so that the armature is operable to engage in form-fit connection with the upper retaining element for displacing the valve needle towards the at least one opening position.