diff --git a/locust/argument_parser.py b/locust/argument_parser.py
index a00bbe1f6e..cdbf4e6339 100644
--- a/locust/argument_parser.py
+++ b/locust/argument_parser.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def download_locustfile_from_master(master_host: str, master_port: int) -> str:
 
     def ask_for_locustfile():
         while not got_reply:
-            tempclient.send(Message("locustfile", None, client_id))
+            tempclient.send(Message("locustfile", {"version": version}, client_id))
             gevent.sleep(1)
 
     def log_warning():
diff --git a/locust/runners.py b/locust/runners.py
index 459799ac45..fe8a2e14f1 100644
--- a/locust/runners.py
+++ b/locust/runners.py
@@ -1039,6 +1039,11 @@ def client_listener(self) -> NoReturn:
                 # if abs(time() - msg.data["time"]) > 5.0:
                 #    warnings.warn("The worker node's clock seem to be out of sync. For the statistics to be correct the different locust servers need to have synchronized clocks.")
             elif msg.type == "locustfile":
+                if msg.data["version"][0:4] == __version__[0:4]:
+                    logger.debug(
+                        f"A worker ({msg.node_id}) running a different patch version ({msg.data['version']}) connected, master version is {__version__}"
+                    )
+
                 logging.debug("Worker requested locust file")
                 assert self.environment.parsed_locustfiles
                 locustfile_options = self.environment.parsed_locustfiles