diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index 72b3e3e13..e06fb9ce2 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -885,10 +885,15 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
 
     case wopRegisterDrvOutput: {
         logger->startWork();
-        auto outputId = DrvOutput::parse(readString(from));
-        auto outputPath = StorePath(readString(from));
-        store->registerDrvOutput(Realisation{
-            .id = outputId, .outPath = outputPath});
+        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) < 31) {
+            auto outputId = DrvOutput::parse(readString(from));
+            auto outputPath = StorePath(readString(from));
+            store->registerDrvOutput(Realisation{
+                .id = outputId, .outPath = outputPath});
+        } else {
+            auto realisation = worker_proto::read(*store, from, Phantom<Realisation>());
+            store->registerDrvOutput(realisation);
+        }
         logger->stopWork();
         break;
     }
@@ -898,9 +903,15 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         auto outputId = DrvOutput::parse(readString(from));
         auto info = store->queryRealisation(outputId);
         logger->stopWork();
-        std::set<StorePath> outPaths;
-        if (info) outPaths.insert(info->outPath);
-        worker_proto::write(*store, to, outPaths);
+        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) < 31) {
+            std::set<StorePath> outPaths;
+            if (info) outPaths.insert(info->outPath);
+            worker_proto::write(*store, to, outPaths);
+        } else {
+            std::set<Realisation> realisations;
+            if (info) realisations.insert(*info);
+            worker_proto::write(*store, to, realisations);
+        }
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index d9b6e9488..aec243637 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -653,8 +653,12 @@ void RemoteStore::registerDrvOutput(const Realisation & info)
 {
     auto conn(getConnection());
     conn->to << wopRegisterDrvOutput;
-    conn->to << info.id.to_string();
-    conn->to << std::string(info.outPath.to_string());
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) < 31) {
+        conn->to << info.id.to_string();
+        conn->to << std::string(info.outPath.to_string());
+    } else {
+        worker_proto::write(*this, conn->to, info);
+    }
     conn.processStderr();
 }
 
@@ -664,10 +668,17 @@ std::optional<const Realisation> RemoteStore::queryRealisation(const DrvOutput &
     conn->to << wopQueryRealisation;
     conn->to << id.to_string();
     conn.processStderr();
-    auto outPaths = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<std::set<StorePath>>{});
-    if (outPaths.empty())
-        return std::nullopt;
-    return {Realisation{.id = id, .outPath = *outPaths.begin()}};
+    if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) < 31) {
+        auto outPaths = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<std::set<StorePath>>{});
+        if (outPaths.empty())
+            return std::nullopt;
+        return {Realisation{.id = id, .outPath = *outPaths.begin()}};
+    } else {
+        auto realisations = worker_proto::read(*this, conn->from, Phantom<std::set<Realisation>>{});
+        if (realisations.empty())
+            return std::nullopt;
+        return *realisations.begin();
+    }
 }
 
 static void writeDerivedPaths(RemoteStore & store, ConnectionHandle & conn, const std::vector<DerivedPath> & reqs)
diff --git a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
index fdd692cf0..e89183d40 100644
--- a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace nix {
 #define WORKER_MAGIC_1 0x6e697863
 #define WORKER_MAGIC_2 0x6478696f
 
-#define PROTOCOL_VERSION (1 << 8 | 30)
+#define PROTOCOL_VERSION (1 << 8 | 31)
 #define GET_PROTOCOL_MAJOR(x) ((x) & 0xff00)
 #define GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(x) ((x) & 0x00ff)