diff --git a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/models.rs b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/models.rs
index 3ba87ce960..a8cbd19b84 100644
--- a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/models.rs
+++ b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/models.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use nym_mixnet_contract_common::rewarding::RewardEstimate;
 use nym_mixnet_contract_common::{
     GatewayBond, IdentityKey, Interval, MixId, MixNode, Percent, RewardedSetNodeStatus,
 };
-use nym_node_requests::api::v1::node::models::BinaryBuildInformationOwned;
+use nym_node_requests::api::v1::node::models::{AuxiliaryDetails, BinaryBuildInformationOwned};
 use schemars::gen::SchemaGenerator;
 use schemars::schema::{InstanceType, Schema, SchemaObject};
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ impl JsonSchema for OffsetDateTimeJsonSchemaWrapper {
     }
 }
 
+// this struct is getting quite bloated...
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, schemars::JsonSchema)]
 pub struct NymNodeDescription {
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -490,6 +491,9 @@ pub struct NymNodeDescription {
 
     pub host_information: HostInformation,
 
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auxiliary_details: AuxiliaryDetails,
+
     // TODO: do we really care about ALL build info or just the version?
     pub build_information: BinaryBuildInformationOwned,
 
diff --git a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
index 77774dcf55..7518a07402 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ async fn get_gateway_description(
                 source: err,
             })?;
 
+    // this can be an old node that hasn't yet exposed this
+    let auxiliary_details = client.get_auxiliary_details().await.inspect_err(|err| {
+        debug!("could not obtain auxiliary details of gateway {}: {err} is it running an old version?", gateway.identity_key);
+    }).unwrap_or_default();
+
     let websockets =
         client
             .get_mixnet_websockets()
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ async fn get_gateway_description(
         network_requester,
         ip_packet_router,
         mixnet_websockets: websockets.into(),
+        auxiliary_details,
     };
 
     Ok((gateway.identity_key, description))
diff --git a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/client.rs b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/client.rs
index d6239a3bcd..9bc9455d20 100644
--- a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/client.rs
+++ b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/client.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::api::v1::gateway::models::WebSockets;
-use crate::api::v1::node::models::SignedHostInformation;
+use crate::api::v1::node::models::{AuxiliaryDetails, SignedHostInformation};
 use crate::api::ErrorResponse;
 use crate::routes;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ pub trait NymNodeApiClientExt: ApiClient {
             .await
     }
 
+    async fn get_auxiliary_details(&self) -> Result<AuxiliaryDetails, NymNodeApiClientError> {
+        self.get_json_from(routes::api::v1::auxiliary_absolute())
+            .await
+    }
+
     // TODO: implement calls for other endpoints; for now I only care about the wss
     async fn get_mixnet_websockets(&self) -> Result<WebSockets, NymNodeApiClientError> {
         self.get_json_from(