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. <EOS>