diff --git a/CHANGES/+sync_result.bugfix b/CHANGES/+sync_result.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7015c5d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/+sync_result.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow sync and build tasks to properly return the created repository_version (depends on pulpcore to support task results).
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py b/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
index 866bb7846..4a3084c9e 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 import tempfile
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+from pulpcore.plugin.models import (
+    Artifact,
+    ContentArtifact,
+    Content,
+    PulpTemporaryFile,
+)
+from pulpcore.plugin.util import get_domain
+
+from pulp_container.constants import MEDIA_TYPE
 from pulp_container.app.models import (
     Blob,
     BlobManifest,
@@ -12,15 +21,7 @@
     Manifest,
     Tag,
 )
-from pulp_container.constants import MEDIA_TYPE
 from pulp_container.app.utils import calculate_digest
-from pulpcore.plugin.models import (
-    Artifact,
-    ContentArtifact,
-    Content,
-    PulpTemporaryFile,
-)
-from pulpcore.plugin.util import get_domain
 
 
 def get_or_create_blob(layer_json, manifest, path):
@@ -192,6 +193,15 @@ def build_image(
         if isinstance(containerfile_artifact, PulpTemporaryFile):
             containerfile_artifact.delete()
 
+    if repository_version:
+        try:
+            from pulpcore.plugin.serializers import RepositoryVersionSerializer
+
+            repository_version = RepositoryVersionSerializer(
+                instance=repository_version, context={"request": None}
+            ).data
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
     return repository_version
 
 
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/tasks/download_image_data.py b/pulp_container/app/tasks/download_image_data.py
index f67c8bc57..b7954e59f 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/tasks/download_image_data.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/tasks/download_image_data.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def download_image_data(repository_pk, remote_pk, raw_text_manifest_data, tag_na
     log.info("Pulling cache: repository={r} remote={p}".format(r=repository.name, p=remote.name))
     first_stage = ContainerPullThroughFirstStage(remote, raw_text_manifest_data, tag_name)
     dv = ContainerDeclarativeVersion(first_stage, repository)
-    return dv.create()
+    dv.create()
 
 
 class ContainerPullThroughFirstStage(ContainerFirstStage):
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/tasks/synchronize.py b/pulp_container/app/tasks/synchronize.py
index 886dd5928..c2b4a422b 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/tasks/synchronize.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/tasks/synchronize.py
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ def synchronize(remote_pk, repository_pk, mirror, signed_only):
     log.info("Synchronizing: repository={r} remote={p}".format(r=repository.name, p=remote.name))
     first_stage = ContainerFirstStage(remote, signed_only)
     dv = ContainerDeclarativeVersion(first_stage, repository, mirror)
-    return dv.create()
+    rv = dv.create()
+    if rv:
+        try:
+            from pulpcore.plugin.serializers import RepositoryVersionSerializer
+
+            rv = RepositoryVersionSerializer(instance=rv, context={"request": None}).data
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+    return rv
 
 
 class ContainerDeclarativeVersion(DeclarativeVersion):